Multiple-gene characterization of rotavirus strains: Evidence of genetic linkage among THE VP7-, VP4-, VP6-, and NSP4-encoding genes

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1797-1802

  Benati, Fabrício José ^a   Maranhão, Adriana G ^a   Lima, Rodrigo S ^a   Da Silva, Raquel Cirlene ^a   Santos, Norma ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Genotyping; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP4; PROTEIN VP6; PROTEIN VP7; ROTAVIRUS NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 4;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIARRHEA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BRAZIL; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A;

EID: 77956576174     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21816     Document Type: Article

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