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Molecular characterization of genotype G6 human rotavirus strains detected in Italy from 1986 to 2009.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2011
De Grazia Simona, Martella Vito, Rotolo Valentina, Bonura Floriana, Matthijnssens Jelle, Bányai Krisztián, Ciarlet Max, Giammanco Giovanni M
Abstract excerpt
Group A human rotavirus (HRV) strains with a bovine-like (G6) major outer capsid protein VP7 were first detected in Palermo, Italy, in the late 1980s, and subsequently worldwide. During a 25-year rotavirus surveillance period, additional HRV G6 strains, associated with either a P[9] or P[14] VP4 genotype, have been detected sporadically, but repeatedly, in Palermo. Whether these G6 HRVs were transmitted to humans...
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