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Identification of OP354-like human rotavirus strains with subtype P[8]b in Ghanaian children with diarrhoea.
Virology journal - 22 Apr 2016
Damanka Susan, Dennis Francis E, Agbemabiese Chantal, Lartey Belinda, Adiku Theophilus, Nyarko Kofi, Enweronu-Laryea Christabel C, Sagoe Kwamena W, Ofori Michael, Rodrigues Onike, Armah George E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rotaviruses with the P[8] genotype have been associated with majority of infections. Recent improvements in molecular diagnostics have delineated the P[8] genotype into P[8]a and P[8]b subtypes. P[8]a is the previously known P[8] genotype which is common whilst P[8]b subtype also known as OP354-like strain is genetically distinct, rarely detected and reported from a few countries. In a previous study,...
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