Article
Molecular analysis of the NSP4 and VP6 genes of rotavirus strains recovered from hospitalized children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2007
Araújo Irene Trigueiros, Heinemann Marcos Bryan, Mascarenhas Joana D'Arc P, Assis Rosane M Santos, Fialho Alexandre Madi, Leite José Paulo G
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotaviruses are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in children throughout the world. The two outer capsid proteins, VP4 and VP7, define the P and G genotypes, respectively. Rotaviruses with P[8]G1, P[4]G2, P[8]G3 and P[8]G4 genotypes are predominant in infecting humans and the G9 genotype is emerging in most continents as the fifth most common G type worldwide. The inner capsid protein VP6 is...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Viral
- Brazil
- Capsid Proteins
- Child
- Child, Hospitalized
- Cluster Analysis
- Genotype
- Glycoproteins
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology