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Detection of a novel recombinant norovirus from sewage water in toyama prefecture, Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2009
Nakamura Kazuya, Iwai Masae, Zhang Jie, Obara Mayumi, Horimoto Eiji, Hasegawa Sumiyo, Kurata Takeshi, Takizawa Takenori
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the recombination event of norovirus (NoV) has been reported with high frequency, suggesting that RNA recombination is a major driving force in NoV evolution. To assess the incidence of NoV recombination in a residential area, we conducted a molecular biological survey of NoVs existing in sewage water in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Although GII/4 was predominantly detected in sewage water that was...
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