Detection and characterization of potentially zoonotic viruses in faeces of pigs at slaughter in Germany

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-68

  Machnowska, Patrycja ^a   Ellerbroek, Lüppo ^a   Johne, Reimar ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Encephalomyocarditis virus; Hepatitis E virus; Norovirus; Pig; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; FECES; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ASTROVIRIDAE; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A; SUIDAE;

ASTROVIRUS; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NOROVIRUS; PIG; ROTAVIRUS;

ANIMALS; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUSES; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84890794038     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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