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Characterization of unusual G8 rotavirus strains isolated from Egyptian children.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 1999
Holmes J L, Kirkwood C D, Gerna G, Clemens J D, Rao M R, Naficy A B, Abu-Elyazeed R, Savarino S J, Glass R I, Gentsch J R
Abstract excerpt
We report the first detection of P[14], G8 rotaviruses isolated in Egypt from the stool of children participating in a 3 year study of rotavirus epidemiology. Two strains, EGY1850 and EGY2295, were characterized by a serotyping enzyme immunoassay (EIA), virus neutralization, and sequence analysis of the genes encoding VP7 and the VP8* portion of the VP4 gene. These two strains shared a high level of homology of...
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