Detection of rare G3P[19] porcine rotavirus strains in Chiang Mai, Thailand, provides evidence for origin of the VP4 genes of Mc323 and Mc345 human rotaviruses

• Main Authors: Maneekarn N., Khamrin P., Chan-It W., Peerakome S., Sukchai S., Pringprao K., Ushijima H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33750936053&partnerID=40&md5=16a73e9637b7a10b9025f32e66ac1581; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16988014; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7457
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Among 175 fecal specimens collected from diarrheic piglets during a surveillance of porcine rotavirus (PoRV) strains in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 39 (22.3%) were positive for group A rotaviruses. Of these, 33.3% (13 of 39) belonged to G3P[19], which was a rare P genotype seldom reported. Interestingly,...