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Genetic analysis of Group A rotaviruses: evidence for interspecies transmission of rotavirus genes.
Virus genes - 1 Jan 2002
Palombo Enzo A
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses are the major cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children and animals. The rotavirus genome is composed of eleven segments of double-stranded RNA and can undergo genetic reassortment during mixed infections, leading to progeny viruses with novel or atypical phenotypes. There are numerous descriptions of rotavirus strains isolated from human and animals that share genetic and antigenic features...
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