@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-72-5-1059, author = "Browning, G. F. and Chalmers, R. M. and Fitzgerald, T. A. and Snodgrass, D. R.", title = "Serological and genomic characterization of L338, a novel equine group A rotavirus G serotype", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "1991", volume = "72", number = "5", pages = "1059-1064", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-72-5-1059", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-72-5-1059", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "A group A rotavirus designated L338 was isolated from the faeces of a diarrhoeic foal and was compared to 11 standard G serotype strains of group A rotaviruses by cross-neutralization. It was clearly distinct from serotypes G1 to G11 and thus representative of a novel rotavirus G serotype tentatively designated G13. The nucleic acid sequence of the virion protein 7 (VP7) coding region was determined and the deduced amino acid sequence compared to published sequences. Within VP7 regions A and B, L338 was clearly distinct from serotypes G1 to G12 (excluding G7 which has not been sequenced), but region C was very similar to those of G3 and G8. This further questions the significance of region C in determining serotype specificity of at least three distinct rotavirus G serotypes.", }