2.1 Sample collection and DNA preparation
From 2016 to 2019, a total of 281 samples including 236 intestinal
tissue samples and 45 fecal samples were collected from diarrheal
piglets in 27 different pig farms in 18 cities of central China. Samples
were diluted 1:10 with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH7.4), and the
suspensions were vortexed and centrifuged at 12 000 × g for 5 min at 4°C
to collect the clarified supernatants. The viral DNA was extracted using
an UNlQ-10 Column Virus Genomic DNA Isolation Kit (Sangon Biotech
Shanghai Co, Ltd., China) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
The concentration of DNA was calculated and stored at -80°C.