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Molecular characterization of OP354-like P[8] (P[8]b subtype) human rotaviruses A species isolated in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2012
Kuzuya Mitsutaka, Fujii Ritsushi, Hamano Masako, Kida Kouji, Kanadani Tomohisa, Nishimura Keiko, Kishimoto Toshio
Abstract excerpt
OP354-like P[8] (P[8]b subtype) species A rotaviruses (RVAs) were isolated first time in Japan during a RVA survey in Okayama Prefecture between 2006 and 2009. Two of 236 RVA-positive samples were identified as G1P[8]b by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. P[8]b strains (RVA/human-wt/JPN/OH1998/2008/G1P[8]b and RVA/human-wt/JPN/OH2024/2008/G1P[8]b) were isolated only in May, 2008 and both patients...
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