Open AccessDetection and Molecular Characterization of Porcine Enteric Calicivirus in Korea, Genetically Related to Sapoviruses
Author(s) -
Kim H. J.,
Cho H. S.,
Cho K. O.,
Park N. Y.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of veterinary medicine, series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1439-0450
pISSN - 0931-1793
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00939.x
Subject(s) - calicivirus , biology , virology , polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , sapovirus , gene , genetics , virus , norovirus
Summary Porcine enteric calicivirus (PECV) shares morphological and genetical similarities with Sapoviruses (SVs), which are the leading cause of epidemic, non‐bacterial gastroenteritis in children worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of PECV infection in pig farms in Korea, and to compare the evolutionary inter‐relationships between Korean PECVs and other caliciviruses. Among 102 diarrhoeic faecal samples of sucking ( n = 50) and weaned ( n = 52) piglets from 31 different farms in Korea, five samples (4.9%) were detected positive by reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR), but nine (8.8%) by nested‐PCR. Furthermore, we found that Korean PECVs are closely related to SVs.