Genetic diversity, frequency and concurrent infections of picobirnaviruses in diarrhoeic calves in Turkey

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ATASOY M. O., IŞIDAN H., TURAN T.

TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION, cilt.54, sa.2, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11250-022-03128-4
  • Dergi Adı: TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Co-infection, Coronavirus, Molecular analysis, Picobirnavirus, Rotavirus, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, GENOGROUP-I, BUFFALO CALVES, BINDING-SITES, KOLKATA, STRAINS, BOVINE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, CHILDREN
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Calf diarrhoea is one of the major problems in cattle farming with high morbidity and mortality in herds. Two enteric viruses, bovine rotavirus (BRV) and bovine coronavirus (BCoV), are the leading cause of gastroenteritis in young calves, whereas picobirnaviruses (PBVs) are often associated with diarrhoea. In the present study, the faecal specimens of 127 diarrhoeic bovines (less than 1-month-old) were employed to investigate the infection frequencies of these three pathogens. Results indicated that frequencies of BRV and BCoV in diarrhoeic calves were 38.58% and 29.92%, respectively. The 7.08% of bovine calf samples (9 out of 127) were found to be positive for PBV genogroup I. Sequence analysis further revealed the high genetic heterogeneity within representative PBV sequences. Additionally, both PBV-BCoV (n = 2) and BCoV-BRV-PBV (n = 1) co-infections were detected in bovine calves for the first time. Consequently, our findings pointed out the highly divergent nature of PBVs without regard to exact host or territory and the occasional co-existence with other enteric agents.