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Journal of clinical microbiology1991; 29(5); 889-893; doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.5.889-893.1991

Analysis of serotypes and electropherotypes of equine rotaviruses isolated in the United States.

Abstract: Equine group A rotaviruses isolated over a 10-year period in New York State, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Texas were compared serotypically and electropherotypically. All isolates were determined to be serotype 3 by reaction with hyperimmune antiserum to the serotype 3 H-2 strain of equine rotavirus. All displayed RNA electrophoretic migration patterns related to that of the H-2 strain but distinct from that of serotype 5 strain H-1. A serologic survey of 184 mares in Kentucky, which was done to determine the incidence of H-1 and H-2 infections, showed geometric mean serum neutralizing titers to the H-2 strain of equine rotavirus to be significantly higher than those to the H-1 strain. These data suggest that the serotype 3 H-2 strain is the dominant equine rotavirus in Kentucky and perhaps elsewhere in the United States. We were unable to produce confirmational evidence that the H-1 strain occurs as a natural infection in the United States.
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Publication Date: 1991-05-01 PubMed ID: 1647407PubMed Central: PMC269902DOI: 10.1128/jcm.29.5.889-893.1991Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research article discusses an analysis carried out on samples of equine rotaviruses collected in the US over a span of 10 years. The main finding of the study is that the serotype 3 H-2 strain is likely the dominant strain of equine rotavirus in the United States.

Analysis of Equine Rotaviruses

  • The study focuses on equine group A rotaviruses, which were isolated over a decade from various states in the United States – New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Texas.
  • The rotaviruses were studied and compared using their serotypes – classification based on their reaction to hyperimmune antiserum, and electropherotypes – classification based on their RNA migration patterns.

Dominance of Serotype 3

  • Findings from the study concluded all isolates to be serotype 3, struck by the reaction to the hyperimmune antiserum to the serotype 3 H-2 strain of equine rotavirus.
  • The RNA electrophoretic migration patterns of these isolates displayed resemblance to that of the H-2 strain but deviated significantly from the serotype 5 strain H-1.
  • Serotype 3’s dominance is reinforced by an associated serologic survey conducted amongst 184 mares in Kentucky. This survey aimed to gauge the incidence of H-1 and H-2 infections by comparing geometric mean serum neutralizing titers between both strains.
  • The results indicated higher titers for the H-2 strain in comparison to the H-1 strain, making its occurrence more prevalent and suggesting it to be the dominant strain in the Kentucky region and potentially other regions in the United States.

Lack of Evidence for H-1 Strain

  • The research was not able to provide strong evidence for the presence or the natural infection of the H-1 strain in the United States.
  • While the study did not entirely rule out the strain’s existence, the lack of confirmational evidence limits the study’s conclusions regarding the prevalence of this serotype.

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Hardy ME, Woode GN, Xu ZC, Williams JD, Conner ME, Dwyer RM, Powell DG. (1991). Analysis of serotypes and electropherotypes of equine rotaviruses isolated in the United States. J Clin Microbiol, 29(5), 889-893. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.29.5.889-893.1991

Publication

Journal of clinical microbiology
ISSN: 0095-1137
NlmUniqueID: 7505564
Country: United States
Language: English
Volume: 29
Issue: 5
Pages: 889-893

Researcher Affiliations

Hardy, M E
  • Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4467.
Woode, G N
    Xu, Z C
      Williams, J D
        Conner, M E
          Dwyer, R M
            Powell, D G

              MeSH Terms

              • Animals
              • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
              • Female
              • Horse Diseases / microbiology
              • Horses / microbiology
              • Pregnancy
              • RNA, Viral / genetics
              • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
              • Rotavirus / classification
              • Rotavirus / genetics
              • Rotavirus / isolation & purification
              • Rotavirus Infections / microbiology
              • Rotavirus Infections / veterinary
              • Serotyping
              • United States

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