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Published on: January 28, 2019
Genetic variability among serotype G4 Italian human rotaviruses
S Arista1, G M Giammanco, S De Grazia
1Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia, Università di Palermo, via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy. arista@unipa.it
Abstract:
A total of 254 serotype GH rotavirus strains were detected in Palermo, Italy, from 1985 to 2003. Out of 38 serotype G4 strains selected for genetic analysis, 14 were recognized by genotyping as type G9. Strains confirmed to belong to the G4 type showed temporal patterns of genetic evolution in their VP7 and VP4 gene sequences, and the latest Italian G4 strains were distantly related to the reference vaccinal ST3 strain.
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