Phylogenetic analyses of the VP4 and VP7 genes of porcine group A rotaviruses in Sao Paulo State, Brazil: first identification of G5P[23] in piglets.

ABSTRACT: This study determined the group A rotavirus occurrence in pig farms from 7 different cities in São Paulo State, Brazil. Out of 143 samples, 70 tested positive. Sequence analyses of 37 strains indicated that the strains had the G3, G5, G9, and P[6], P[13]/P[22]-like, and P[23] genotypes.

SUBMITTER: Tonietti PO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3719617 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature