Article
Whole genomic constellation of the first human G8 rotavirus strain detected in Japan.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2015
Agbemabiese Chantal Ama, Nakagomi Toyoko, Doan Yen Hai, Nakagomi Osamu
Abstract excerpt
Human G8 Rotavirus A (RVA) strains are commonly detected in Africa but are rarely detected in Japan and elsewhere in the world. In this study, the whole genome sequence of the first human G8 RVA strain designated AU109 isolated in a child with acute gastroenteritis in 1994 was determined in order to understand how the strain was generated including the host species origin of its genes. The genotype constellation...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
