Veterinary World, Vol.2(7):259-260 RESEARCH
Genomic Diversity among Rotaviruses isolated from
Diarrhoeic
Niture G.S.,
Karpe A.G., Minakshi
Prasad, Bhonsle A.V., Ingale
S.S.,
Department of Animal Biotechnology,
Abstract
Eighty three bovine
samples were collected over a period of six month duration from October 2008 to
March 2009 between age group of 0-1 year with diarrhoea
from veterinary polyclinics, dairy animal farms. Out of eighty three faecal samples screened for rotavirus by RNA- PAGE, 6
(7.22%) were found positive. The electrophoretic
migration of all the field isolates was 4:2:3:2 which is typical of group ‘A’
rotavirus. Migration of segments 10th and 11th was faster indicating “long” electropherotype
and subgroup I specificity of the virus. In this study, a total of 4 different electropherotypes were identified among bovine rotaviruses.
Keywords: Genomic
Diversity,