Changing profile of rotavirus in Ireland: Predominance of P[8] and emergence of P[6] and P[9] in mixed infections

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 524-530

  Lennon, G ^a   Reidy, N ^a   Cryan, B ^b   Fanning, S ^c   O'Shea, H ^a  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

G and P typing; Gastroenteritis; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; FECES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VP4 GENE; VP7 GENE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 38849137278     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21084     Document Type: Article

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