Molecular detection of kobuvirus sequences in stool samples collected from healthy pigs in Japan

• Main Authors: Pattara Khamrin, Niwat Maneekarn, Satoshi Hidaka, Seigo Kishikawa, Kyoko Ushijima, Shoko Okitsu, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77956267092&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50434
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

This study reports the detection and genetic characterization of porcine kobuvirus, a new member of the genus Kobuvirus in the family Picornaviridae. Among 293 fecal specimens collected from healthy pigs in 2009, in Japan, 133 (45.4%) were positive for kobuvirus using RT-PCR screening method. Of the...