| molecular detection of kobuvirus sequences in stool samples collected from healthy pigs in japan. | this study reports the detection and genetic characterization of porcine kobuvirus, a new member of the genus kobuvirus in the family picornaviridae. among 293 fecal specimens collected from healthy pigs in 2009, in japan, 133 (45.4%) were positive for kobuvirus using rt-pcr screening method. of the positive specimens, 124 were obtained from pigs < or =6 months old, while 9 samples were from pigs >6 months old. fifty-two representative strains of kobuviruses detected in this study were randomly ... | 2010 | 20547246 |