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Detection of unusual G6 rotavirus strains in Italian children with diarrhoea during the 2011 surveillance season.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2013
Ianiro Giovanni, Delogu Roberto, Camilloni Barbara, Lorini Chiara, Ruggeri Franco M, Fiore Lucia
Abstract excerpt
Two rare G6 rotavirus A (RVA) strains, designated as RVA/human-wt/ITA/CEC06/2011/G6P[6] and RVA/human-wt/ITA/PG05/2011/G6P[9], were identified in stool specimens from children hospitalized in Central Italy. After PCR genotyping, the samples CEC06 and PG05 gave G-UD-P[6] and G-UD-P[9] genotypes, respectively. To determine the G-type and to characterize further the two strains, sequencing of 8 of the 11 genomic...
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