Molecular characterization of genotype G6 human rotavirus strains detected in Italy from 1986 to 2009

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1449-1455

  De Grazia, Simona ^a   Martella, Vito ^b   Rotolo, Valentina ^a   Bonura, Floriana ^a   Matthijnssens, Jelle ^c   Bányai, Krisztián ^d   Ciarlet, Max ^e   Giammanco, Giovanni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^e NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

G6; Genotyping; Italy; P 14 ; P 9 ; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 4; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5; PROTEIN VP4; PROTEIN VP6; PROTEIN VP7;

ARTICLE; CLONAL SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; ITALY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 4 GENE; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5 GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VP4 GENE; PROTEIN VP6 GENE; PROTEIN VP7 GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYLOGENY; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS A; MIRIDAE; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 79960414656     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.05.015     Document Type: Article

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