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First report on the phylogeny of bovine norovirus in Turkey

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Bovine norovirus (BoNoV) is an important cause of diarrhea in calves and has been reported in several countries. The aims of this study were to investigate for the first time the presence of norovirus in Turkish calves by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and to determine the phylogeny of any circulating strains. Fecal samples from 70 diarrheic calves were collected and analysed by SYBR Green qRT-PCR. BoNoV was detected in fecal samples from six calves. The capsid gene was partially sequenced, and phylogenetic analysis was performed. This showed that the six Turkish BoNoVs clustered with the GIII-2 prototype.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank TUBITAK (Project No: 106T759, TBAG, COST Action 929) and the University of Istanbul (BAP-UDP-7005) for funding this study.

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  1. Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Istanbul, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Yilmaz, N. Turan & E. Altan

  2. Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Istanbul, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey

    K. Bostan

  3. Cevre Industrial Analysis Laboratory, Merkez Mahallesi, Ceylan Sokak, No 24, Mart Plaza, Kat 2, Kagıthane, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Yilmaz

  4. Langford Veterinary Services, Langford House, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5DU, UK

    C. R. Helps

  5. Bio-therapy Human Resources Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, South Korea

    K. O. Cho

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Yilmaz, H., Turan, N., Altan, E. et al. First report on the phylogeny of bovine norovirus in Turkey. Arch Virol 156, 143–147 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0833-7

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