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Coexistence of multiple genotypes, including newly identified genotypes, in outbreaks of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus in Japan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2004
Kageyama Tsutomu, Shinohara Michiyo, Uchida Kazue, Fukushi Shuetsu, Hoshino Fuminori B, Kojima Shigeyuki, Takai Reiko, Oka Tomoichiro, Takeda Naokazu, Katayama Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NV) (formerly called Norwalk-like virus) is the most common cause of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Recently, we reported an NV genotyping scheme based on variability in the capsid N-terminal/shell (N/S) domain gene (Katayama et al., Virology 299:225-239, 2002). We found 19 genotypes, including nine of genogroup I and 10 of genogroup II. In the present study, we investigated the...
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