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Longitudinal epidemiology of human coronavirus OC43 in Yamagata, Japan, 2010-2017: Two groups based on spike gene appear one after another.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2021
Komabayashi Kenichi, Matoba Yohei, Tanaka Shizuka, Seto Junji, Aoki Yoko, Ikeda Tatsuya, Shimotai Yoshitaka, Matsuzaki Yoko, Itagaki Tsutomu, Mizuta Katsumi
Abstract excerpt
Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) is divided into genotypes A to H based on genetic recombination including the spike (S) gene. To investigate the longitudinal transition of the phylogenetic feature of the HCoV-OC43 S gene in a community, phylogenetic analysis of the S1 region of the S gene was conducted using 208 strains detected in Yamagata during 2010 to 2017 with reference strains of the genotype. The S1...
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