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Two G3 Feline Rotavirus Strains Lacking Cross-Neutralization Reactions Represent Distinct Subtypes of Serotype G3
Masami Mochizuki,
Osamu Nakagomi,
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Masami Mochizuki
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 890 Japan
Address correspondence to Dr. Masami Mochizuki, Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorOsamu Nakagomi
Department of Microbiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Akita, 010 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasami Mochizuki,
Osamu Nakagomi,
Corresponding Author
Masami Mochizuki
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 890 Japan
Address correspondence to Dr. Masami Mochizuki, Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorOsamu Nakagomi
Department of Microbiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Akita, 010 Japan
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Two feline rotavirus strains, FRV-1 and FRV64, that have been shown to lack cross-neutralization reactions despite the sharing of serotype G3 were examined by plaque-reduction neutralization assays in relation to other G3 strains originating from cats, dogs, humans and monkeys. While FRV-1 and human G3 strains constituted one subtype (G3A), FRV64, canine strains and simian strains constituted another subtype (G3B).
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- PCR
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- polymerase chain reaction.
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