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Assays for the Specific Growth Rate and Cell-binding Ability of Rotavirus
Published on: January 28, 2019
The evolution of human group B rotaviruses: correction and an update
Baoming Jiang1, Yuhuan Wang, Roger I Glass
1Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. bjiang@cdc.gov
Abstract:
The Chinese adult diarrhea rotavirus (ADRV) and the Indian CAL strains of human group B rotaviruses were reported to be conserved in genes encoding structural proteins but divergent in NSP2 and NSP3 genes, raising the questions about the origin and the evolution of these strains. We repeated sequencing of the ADRV NSP2 and NSP3 genes and demonstrated high amino acid sequence identities with the CAL NSP2 and NSP3. Here we report the consequences of publishing and interpreting incorrect nucleotide sequences and provide evidence that the ADRV and CAL strains have evolved from a common ancestor.
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