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Simple techniques for diagnosis of enteric viral infections by direct electron microscopy of faeces are described. For best results, some degree of purification and/or concentration of faecal material is necessary. This can be adequately achieved by differential centrifugation. A number of viruses have been observed in the faeces of the domestic animal species and man. These include rotaviruses, coronaviruses, astroviruses, caliciviruses, adenoviruses, parvoviruses and enterovirus-like particles. Mixed infections with combinations of these viruses are extremely common. Caution should be exercised in interpretation of results. Detection of one of the above viruses in the faeces of an animal with diarrhoea does not necessarily indicate etiological significance.
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McNulty, M.S., Curran, W.L., McFerran, J.B. (1981). Viral Agents Associated with Neonatal Diarrhoea and their Detection by Electron Microscopy. In: de Leeuw, P.W., Guinée, P.A.M. (eds) Laboratory Diagnosis in Neonatal Calf and Pig Diarrhoea. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8328-1_1
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