RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Browning, G. F. A1 Chalmers, R. M. A1 Fitzgerald, T. A. A1 Snodgrass, D. R.YR 1991 T1 Serological and genomic characterization of L338, a novel equine group A rotavirus G serotype JF Journal of General Virology, VO 72 IS 5 SP 1059 OP 1064 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-72-5-1059 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB 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., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-72-5-1059