Molecular characterization of G and P-types bovine rotavirus strains from Goiás, Brazil: high frequency of mixed P-type infections

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Thabata Alessandra Ramos Caruzo²  Willia Marta Elsner Diederichsen De Brito¹  Veridiana Munford¹  Maria Lúcia Rácz¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Genética, Evolução e BioagentesCampinas SP ,Brasil

关键词: bovine rotavirus;    genotyping;    mixed infections;    reassortment;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762010000800014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this study, 331 samples from calves less than one month old from a dairy herd in the district of Piracanjuba, state of Goiás, Brazil were tested for rotavirus. Thirty-three samples (9.9%) tested positive for rotavirus. Out of those, 31 were submitted to G and P characterization by reverse transcription followed by semi-nested polymerase chain reaction. Two samples were characterized as G6P[1], three as G10P[11] and five as G6P[11]. The majority of the samples (51.6%) displayed multiple P genotypes (P-genotype mixtures), including typical human genotypes P[4] and P[6M], suggesting the occurrence of co-infections and genetic reassortment. Also, the detection of human genotypes in bovine samples may be considered evidence of the zoonotic potential of rotaviruses. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a high frequency of P genotype mixtures in bovine rotavirus samples. It also increases data on G and P rotavirus genotypes circulating in dairy herds in Brazil and can help in the development of more efficient immunization approaches, thereby controlling infection and reducing economical losses.

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