Rotavirus Diarrhea Outbreaks in Arabian Thoroughbred Foals in A Stud Farm, Turkey

Alkan F., TİMURKAN M. Ö., Karayel I.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.19, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9775/kvfd.2012.8186
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Rotavirus, Equine, Genotyping, Diarrhoea, Turkey, GROUP-A ROTAVIRUS, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, EQUINE ROTAVIRUSES, P-GENOTYPE, IDENTIFICATION, SEROTYPE, STRAINS, VP7
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the aetiological agent of diarrhea in Arabian thoroughbred foals housed in a stud farms and it's molecular characterization were reported. Out of sampled seven foals with diarrhoea, five were detected positive by RT-PCR depending on the amplification of the VP6 gene of rotavirus. Then the aetiological agent was characterized genetically by sequence analysis of the genome segments encoding VP6, VP7, VP4 and NSP4 of rotavirus. Findings revealed that the Turkish equine rotavirus circulating within this stud farm belongs to G3 and P[12] genotype with E2 NSP4 and I6VP6. This is the first study to report the G and P genotypes of equine group A rotaviruses in Turkey.