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Genotype profiles of rotavirus strains from children in a suburban community in Guinea-Bissau, Western Africa.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Fischer T K, Steinsland H, Molbak K, Ca R, Gentsch J R, Valentiner-Branth P, Aaby P, Sommerfelt H
Abstract excerpt
The P (VP4) and G (VP7) genotypes of 167 group A rotavirus strains obtained during the period 1996 to 1998 from 149 children living in a suburban community in Guinea-Bissau, western Africa, were determined by the reverse transcription-PCR technique. A total of nine combinations including five different P types and five different G types were identified. The globally common genotype pairs P[8], G1; P[4], G2; P[8],...
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