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Electropherotypes, serotypes, and subgroups of equine rotaviruses isolated in Japan

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Electropherotypes (ET), serotypes, and subgroups of equine rotaviruses isolated from foals in Japan were determined. The ETs of 136 isolates from 1981 through to 1991 were divided into six groups: ET-A-ET-F. The ET-A,-B, -C, -D, -E, and -F were present in 3, 1, 121, 9, 1, and 1 strains, respectively. Representative viruses of ET-A, -B, -C, and -D were identified as serotype G 3. Viruses of ET-E and -F were identified as serotypes G 10 and G 5, respectively. The four representative viruses of serotype G 3 did not belong to either subgroup I or II. The two viruses of serotypes G 5 and G 10 belonged to subgroup I. Serotype G 3 strains possessing ET-C were prevalent among the foals throughout the study period.

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  1. Epizootic Research Station, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, Tochigi

    H. Imagawa, K. Sekiguchi, Y. Fukunaga, T. Anzai & M. Kamada

  2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kinan Medical Clinical Hospital, Wakayama

    T. Tanaka

  3. Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

    N. Minamoto

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Imagawa, H., Tanaka, T., Sekiguchi, K. et al. Electropherotypes, serotypes, and subgroups of equine rotaviruses isolated in Japan. Archives of Virology 131, 169–176 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01379088

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