Article
Molecular characterization of unusual human G5P[6] rotaviruses identified in China.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jun 2008
Li Dan-di, Duan Zhao-Jun, Zhang Qing, Liu Na, Xie Zhi-ping, Jiang Baomin, Steele Duncan, Jiang Xi, Wang Zhong-shan, Fang Zhao-yin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We found an unusual human rotavirus, LL36755 of G5P[6] genotype, in a stool sample collected in Lulong County, Hebei Province, China. This is the first detection of rotavirus serotype G5 in Asia. OBJECTIVES: To identify and characterize G5 rotaviruses in 988 stool samples collected from children under 5 years old with acute gastroenteritis. STUDY DESIGN: We analyzed 459 rotavirus-positive samples with...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
