Characterization of inter-genogroup reassortant rotavirus strains detected in hospitalized children in Italy

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1406-1412

  Medici, Maria Cristina ^a   Abelli, Laura Anna ^a   Martella, Vito ^b   Martinelli, Monica ^a   Lorusso, Eleonora ^a   Buonavoglia, Canio ^b   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human rotavirus (HRV); NSP4; Reassortment; VP4 and VP7 genotypes; VP6

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC REASSORTMENT; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NSP4 GENE; ROTAVIRUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS GENE; VP4 GENE; VP6 GENE; VP7 GENE;

CHILD; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYLOGENY; REASSORTANT VIRUSES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

HUMAN ROTAVIRUS A; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 34547130287     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20878     Document Type: Article

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