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Novel human rotavirus of genotype G5P[6] identified in a stool specimen from a Chinese girl with diarrhea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2007
Duan Zhao-Jun, Li Dan-Di, Zhang Qing, Liu Na, Huang Can-Ping, Jiang Xi, Jiang Baomin, Glass Roger, Steele Duncan, Tang Jing-Yu, Wang Zhong-Shan, Fang Zhao-Yin
Abstract excerpt
During a rotavirus surveillance conducted in Lulong County, Hebei Province, China, a total of 331 stool specimens collected in 2003 from children under 5 years old with diarrhea were screened. We identified a novel group A human rotavirus of genotype G5P[6]. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that the VP7 protein of this newly identified strain, LL36755, was closely related to those of the G5 strains. As such, it...
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