Theil K W, Saif Y M
J Clin Microbiol. 1987 Feb;25(2):333-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.2.333-337.1987.
The genome electropherotyping technique was used in longitudinal surveys to detect group A rotavirus, rotaviruslike virus (RVLV), atypical rotavirus (ATR), and reovirus in intestinal contents or fecal specimens collected from turkeys in 10 commercial and 2 research station flocks. These viruses were detected in turkeys from 8 to 10 commercial flocks surveyed. Of 278 specimens collected from turkeys less then 29 days old in commercial flocks, 79 (28.4%) contained one or more viruses, whereas only 1 of 120 specimens collected from turkeys older than 28 days had virus. Viruses were detected in commercial turkeys between 3 and 35 days old, and over a third of the specimens collected from birds during their first week of life were positive for group A rotavirus. Between 8 and 28 days of age, commercial turkeys were infected with group A rotavirus, RVLV, ATR, and reovirus. ATR was the only virus detected in birds older than 28 days. Overall, group A rotavirus and RVLV were each detected in 39 specimens, and ATR was detected in 7 specimens; reovirus was detected in 2 specimens. Eight of the positive specimens contained two viruses. All 102 specimens collected from turkeys 1 to 56 days old in the two research station flocks were negative for virus.
基因组电泳分型技术用于纵向调查，以检测从10个商业鸡群和2个研究站鸡群的火鸡采集的肠道内容物或粪便标本中的A组轮状病毒、轮状病毒样病毒（RVLV）、非典型轮状病毒（ATR）和呼肠孤病毒。在所调查的8至10个商业鸡群的火鸡中检测到了这些病毒。在商业鸡群中从小于29日龄的火鸡采集的278份标本中，79份（28.4%）含有一种或多种病毒，而从大于28日龄的火鸡采集的120份标本中只有1份含有病毒。在3至35日龄的商业火鸡中检测到病毒，并且从雏鸡出生第一周采集的标本中超过三分之一的A组轮状病毒呈阳性。在8至28日龄之间，商业火鸡感染了A组轮状病毒、RVLV、ATR和呼肠孤病毒。ATR是在大于28日龄的禽类中检测到的唯一病毒。总体而言，A组轮状病毒和RVLV各在39份标本中被检测到，ATR在7份标本中被检测到；呼肠孤病毒在2份标本中被检测到。8份阳性标本含有两种病毒。从两个研究站鸡群中1至56日龄的火鸡采集的所有102份标本病毒检测均为阴性。
