Characterization of genotype G8 strains from Malawi, Kenya, and South Africa

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2073-2081

  Page, Nicola ^a,b   Esona, Mathew ^c   Seheri, Mapaseka ^b   Nyangao, James ^d   Bos, Pieter ^b   Mwenda, Jason ^e   Steele, Duncan ^b,f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^f Program for Appropriate Technology in Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; G8 rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALAWI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; ROTAVIRUS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; VP4 GENE; VP7 GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALAWI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 78049389982     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21912     Document Type: Article

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