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A novel 111-nucleotide duplication in the G gene of human metapneumovirus.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Nov 2017
Saikusa Miwako, Nao Naganori, Kawakami Chiharu, Usuku Shuzo, Sasao Tadayoshi, Toyozawa Takahiro, Takeda Makoto, Okubo Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
In 2017, novel human metapneumovirus (HMPV) A2b subgroup strains with a 111-nucleotide duplication in the G gene was detected by the present team. These strains were related to previously identified HMPV A2b strains with a 180-nucleotide duplication; however, they appeared to be different strains, produced by an independent duplication event. The recent evolution of HMPV suggests that careful monitoring of this...
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