Molecular detection of bovine kobuviruses in Italy

Arch Virol. 2012 Dec;157(12):2393-6. doi: 10.1007/s00705-012-1439-z. Epub 2012 Aug 11.

Abstract

Faecal samples obtained from either asymptomatic or diarrhoeic calves in Italy were screened for bovine kobuviruses (BKVs) using specific primers. BKV RNA was detected in 4.9 % of the samples, with higher positivity rates in diarrhoeic calves (5.3 %) than in asymptomatic animals (4.8 %), although the difference was not statistically significant. Upon sequence analysis, all of the Italian viruses formed a tight group along with BKV-like sequences previously detected in Thailand and Japan.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cattle Diseases / virology*
  • Diarrhea / veterinary
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Enteritis / epidemiology
  • Enteritis / veterinary*
  • Enteritis / virology
  • Feces / virology
  • Genetic Variation
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Kobuvirus / classification
  • Kobuvirus / genetics*
  • Kobuvirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Picornaviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Picornaviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Picornaviridae Infections / virology