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Evolutionary consequences of G9 rotaviruses circulating in Thailand.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2009
Khamrin Pattara, Thongprachum Aksara, Chaimongkol Natthawan, Chusri Pattranuch, Okitsu Shoko, Ushijima Hiroshi, Maneekarn Niwat
Abstract excerpt
Infection with group A rotaviruses is the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. Rotavirus G9 is recognized as the fifth most predominant G genotype that spreads throughout the world. In this study, we describe the changing distribution of rotavirus G9 genotype in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 1989 to 2005. Molecular genetic evolutionary analysis of the G9 rotavirus VP7 gene was...
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