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Genetic and antigenic characterization of rotavirus serotype G9 strains isolated in Australia between 1997 and 2001.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2003
Kirkwood Carl, Bogdanovic-Sakran Nada, Palombo Enzo, Masendycz Paul, Bugg Helen, Barnes Graeme, Bishop Ruth
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus serotype G9 is recognized as the most widespread of the emerging serotypes, emerging since 1996 as a frequent cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children from many countries covering all continents of the world. This study characterized serotype G9 strains collected in three widely separated Australian centers from 1997 to 2001. All G9 strains possessed the VP4 P[8] and VP6 subgroup II genes. The...
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