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Genome constellations of rotavirus a isolated from avian species in Brazil, 2008-2015.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Sept 2020
Beserra Laila A R, Barbosa Carla M, Berg Mikael, Brandão Paulo E, Soares Rodrigo M, Gregori Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses are members of the family Reoviridae and are a common cause of acute diarrhea in many mammalian and avian species. They are non-enveloped icosahedral particles and their genome comprises 11 segments of double-stranded RNA, which encodes six structural proteins (VP1-4, VP6-7) and six nonstructural proteins (NSP1-6). Genotypes are defined based upon the diversity found in these genes and viral...
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