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Detection and full genomic analysis of G6P[9] human rotavirus in Japan.
Virus genes - 1 Oct 2011
Yamamoto Dai, Kawaguchiya Mitsuyo, Ghosh Souvik, Ichikawa Maho, Numazaki Kei, Kobayashi Nobumichi
Abstract excerpt
A rare genotype G6P[9] was identified in two human group A rotavirus strains designated as KF14 and KF17, that were detected in stool specimens from children with diarrhea in Japan. VP7 gene sequences of these two strains were identical and genetically closely related to G6 human rotavirus strains reported in European countries and the United States. To our knowledge, this is the first report of detection of a G6...
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