Novel recombinant sapovirus.

doi:10.3201/eid1010.040395

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Novel recombinant sapovirus.

Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2004

Katayama Kazuhiko, Miyoshi Tatsuya, Uchino Kiyoko, Oka Tomoichiro, Tanaka Tomoyuki, Takeda Naokazu, Hansman Grant S

Abstract excerpt

We determined the complete genome sequences of two sapovirus strains isolated in Thailand and Japan. One of these strains represented a novel, naturally occurring recombinant sapovirus. Evidence suggested the recombination site was at the polymerase-capsid junction within open reading frame one.

Topics

Capsid
Genome, Viral
Genotype
Open Reading Frames
Phylogeny
Recombination, Genetic
Sapovirus

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