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Human infection with novel G3P[25] rotavirus strain in Taiwan.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2011
Wu F-T, Bányai K, Huang J C, Wu H-S, Chang F-Y, Hsiung C A, Huang Y-C, Lin J-S, Hwang K-P, Jiang B, Gentsch J R
Abstract excerpt
Genotype P[25] rotaviruses are rare and to date have been reported to occur only in a few countries of mainland Asia. Here we report the molecular characterization of a novel human rotavirus genotype combination, G3P[25], detected in a 17-month-old child hospitalized due to severe gastroenteritis during 2009 in central Taiwan. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the VP4 gene demonstrated a distinct origin...
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