Two strains of human rotavirus in Auckland.
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of human rotavirus RNA has identified at least two distinct strains of virus currently circulating in Auckland. The sensitivity of the method both for detecting rotavirus infection and for identifying variation in rotavirus strains is discussed.
D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D012367:RNA, Viral