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G8 rotavirus strains isolated in the Democratic Republic of Congo belong to the DS-1-like genogroup.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2006
Matthijnssens Jelle, Rahman Mustafizur, Yang Xuelei, Delbeke Thomas, Arijs Ingrid, Kabue Jean-Pierre, Muyembe Jean-Jacques Tamfum, Van Ranst Marc
Abstract excerpt
Several G8P[6] and G8P[8] rotavirus strains were isolated from hospitalized patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. To investigate their overall genomic relatedness and to determine to which genogroup they belonged, the complete genomes of strains DRC88 (G8P[8]) and DRC86 (G8P[6]) were determined. Genomic comparison of these two African G8 strains revealed that 10 out of their 11 gene segments,...
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