Title
Betacoronavirus 1 in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in the High Peruvian Andes
Date Issued
2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Luna L.
Brandão P.E.
Silva F.D.F.
Soares R.M.
Gregori F.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier
Abstract
Genetic sequences highly related to Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) were detected in fecal samples from Peruvian 1-3 week old alpaca crias located on six farms in Puno department, some of which shared pastures with cattle. A total of 60 samples were screened for coronavirus using a nested PCR amplification of a fragment of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene. Sequences from 11 positive samples were highly similar to the Kakegawa, Quebec and Mebus BCoV strains (99.5-100.0%) and 99.2% identical to an alpaca Coronavirus (CoV) previously detected in the USA. The detection of genetic sequences related to BCoV from Peruvian alpaca crias suggests possible role of this virus on enteric disorders etiology in the High Andes.
Start page
7
End page
9
Volume
133
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84955280502
Source
Small Ruminant Research
ISSN of the container
09214488
Sponsor(s)
Thanks to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES Scholarship, process number 5881-11-0-PEC PG-2012 ) for the fellowship to the first author.
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