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Prevalence study and phylogenetic analysis of group C porcine rotavirus in the Czech Republic revealed a high level of VP6 gene heterogeneity within porcine cluster I1

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Group C rotavirus (RVC) has been described to be a causative agent of gastroenteritis in humans and animals. In the current study, the presence of porcine RVC was confirmed in 25.6 % of 293 porcine faecal samples collected from seven Czech farms. A significantly larger (p < 0.05) number of RVC-positive samples was detected in groups of finisher pigs and post-weaning piglets (4-12 weeks of age). Phylogenetic analysis of nine RVC-positive Czech strains and their comparison with available sequence data for the gene encoding RVC group antigen VP6 revealed two separate lineages within porcine cluster I1.

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We thank Andrea Kyjovska and Jindriska Bendova for excellent technical assistance. This work was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic (Grant Nos. NAZV QH81061 and MZe 0002716202) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (Grant No. AdmireVet CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.006, ED006/01/01).

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    Romana Moutelíková, Jana Prodělalová & Lucie Dufková

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Moutelíková, R., Prodělalová, J. & Dufková, L. Prevalence study and phylogenetic analysis of group C porcine rotavirus in the Czech Republic revealed a high level of VP6 gene heterogeneity within porcine cluster I1. Arch Virol 159, 1163–1167 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1903-4

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