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Identification of novel and diverse rotaviruses in rodents and insectivores, and evidence of cross-species transmission into humans.
Virology - 1 Jul 2016
Li Kun, Lin Xian-Dan, Huang Kai-Yu, Zhang Bing, Shi Mang, Guo Wen-Ping, Wang Miao-Ruo, Wang Wen, Xing Jian-Guang, Li Ming-Hui, Hong Wang-Sheng, Holmes Edward C, Zhang Yong-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses are an important cause of severe diarrheal illness in children globally. We characterized rotaviruses sampled in humans, insectivores (shrews) and rodents from urban and rural regions of Zhejiang province, China. Phylogenetic analyses revealed seven genotypic constellations of human rotaviruses with six different combinations of G and P genotypes - G3P[8] (50.06%), G9P[8] (36.16%), G1P[8] (8.92%),...
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