Abstract
During surveillance for bovine diarrhea of unknown causes in Japanese black cattle in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, we found two types of novel kobu-like viruses in fecal samples of calves. Sequence analyses revealed that they had L protein and 2A protein with H-box/NC sequence motif, which are present in kobuviruses. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that they were related to kobuviruses; however, they clustered apart from other kobuviruses. In the prevalence study of two types of novel kobu-like viruses, 16.9% and 10.4% prevalence of these viruses were observed in the feces of diarrheal calves in this area.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-324 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Veterinary Medical Science |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Candidate new species
- Cattle
- Japan
- Kobuvirus