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Multi-reassortant G3P[3] group A rotavirus in a horseshoe bat in Zambia.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 2016
Sasaki Michihito, Orba Yasuko, Sasaki Satoko, Gonzalez Gabriel, Ishii Akihiro, Hang'ombe Bernard M, Mweene Aaron S, Ito Kimihito, Sawa Hirofumi
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotavirus is a major cause of diarrhoea in humans, especially in young children. Bats also harbour group A rotaviruses, but the genetic backgrounds of bat rotavirus strains are usually distinct from those of human rotavirus strains. We identified a new strain of group A rotavirus in the intestinal contents of a horseshoe bat in Zambia. Whole genome sequencing revealed that the identified virus, named...
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