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Novel insights of waterborne human rotavirus A in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) involving G2 predominance and emergence of a thermotolerant sequence.
Scientific reports - 9 Jun 2021
Nour Islam, Hanif Atif, Alanazi Ibrahim O, Al-Ashkar Ibrahim, Alhetheel Abdulkarim, Eifan Saleh
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The routine evaluation of water environments is necessary to manage enteric virus-mediated fecal contamination and the possible emergence of novel variants. Here, we detected human rotavirus A (HRVA) circulating in two wastewater treatment plants, two lakes, irrigation water and a wastewater landfill located in Riyadh. VP7-derived surface protein sequences were assessed by phylogenetic analyses and inspection of...
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