The first detection and whole genome characterization of the G6P[15] group A rotavirus strain from roe deer

Detection and Whole-Genome Analysis of a Zoonotic G8P[14] Rotavirus Strain Isolated from a Child with Diarrhea

“…We also detected rotaviruses in cattle, pigs, and, more recently, roe deer (3–7). In this report, we present the whole-genome sequence of the RVA strain SI-2987/09, detected in a 12-month-old child, hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis with RVA as the sole detected enteric pathogen.…”

“…The genome analysis revealed the DS-1-like genome constellation with most of the segments related to RVA found in ungulates or zoonotically transmitted strains in humans. Three of the segments were most identical to the roe deer strain of the same genome constellation found in Slovenia (7). …”

Whole genome sequence and a phylogenetic analysis of the G8P[14] group A rotavirus strain from roe deer

“…There are only two reports describing the complete genome constellation of RVA in deer. The first detection and complete genome characterization of a roe deer rotavirus was in 2015 [ 12 ]. Here, we describe the second detection of RVA in roe deer and the first RVA strain with the G8-P[14]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H3 genotype constellation.…”

“…Initial findings from a survey conducted in 2014 and 2015 to screen certain game animals as a potential source of rotaviruses have previously been reported [ 12 ]. Screening of a further 15 samples from roe deer using specific RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR [ 12 ] identified a further RVA-positive sample (SLO/D110–15). The sample was collected in October 2015, in Lahovče (hunting family Krvavec) from a one-year-old roe deer of appropriate weight for its age and exhibiting no specific clinical signs.…”

“…Until recently, there have been no reports describing the genomes of RVA strains in deer. In our previous report [ 12 ], the first genome of the roe deer RVA strain was described as having the G6-P[15]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H3 genotype constellation. Later that year a red deer RVA strain from the USA with G8-P[1]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H3 was reported [ 13 ].…”