Molecular characterisation of equine group A rotavirus, Nasuno, isolated in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 369-373

  Fukai, Katsuhiko ^a   Saito, Toshiya ^a   Fukuda, Osamu ^b   Hagiwara, Atsuko ^b   Inoue, Kyoichi ^a   Sato, Mitsuo ^b  

^a Animal Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

^b Tochigi Prefectural North District Animal Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equine group A rotavirus; G type; P type; VP4; VP7

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP4; PROTEIN VP7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HORSE; JAPAN; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DNA, VIRAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JAPAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EQUIDAE; ROTAVIRUS A;

EID: 33746564699     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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