Abstract
Porcine astroviruses (PAstVs) are common and genetically diverse viruses of domestic pigs. In the present study, the prevalence of PAstV in healthy domestic pigs in Croatia was 89%. Phylogenetic analysis revealed genetic heterogeneity among PAstV sequences; five lineages were detected, with PAstV-2 being predominant, while PAstV-3 was detected for the first time outside North America.
Keywords:
Faeces; Genetic heterogeneity; Pig; Porcine astroviruses.
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Astroviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Astroviridae Infections / genetics
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Astroviridae Infections / veterinary*
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Astroviridae Infections / virology
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Croatia / epidemiology
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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Genetic Heterogeneity*
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Mamastrovirus / classification
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Mamastrovirus / genetics*
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Mamastrovirus / isolation & purification
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Prevalence
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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Sequence Analysis, DNA / veterinary
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
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Swine Diseases / genetics
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Swine Diseases / virology*
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