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Genetic analysis of the porcine group B rotavirus NSP2 gene from wild-type Brazilian strains.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jan 2010
Médici K C, Barry A F, Alfieri A F, Alfieri A A
Abstract excerpt
Group B rotaviruses (RV-B) were first identified in piglet feces, being later associated with diarrhea in humans, cattle, lambs, and rats. In human beings, the virus was only described in China, India, and Bangladesh, especially infecting adults. Only a few studies concerning molecular analysis of the RV-B NSP2 gene have been conducted, and porcine RV-B has not been characterized. In the present study, three...
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