Characterization of rotavirus strains from newborns in New Delhi, India.
Between 1986 and 1993, 72% of rotavirus strains isolated from newborns at five hospitals in New Delhi, India, had long electropherotypes, subgroup II VP6 antigens, and G and P genotypes (G9P11) identical to those of prototype strain 116E. A novel strain with a G9P6 genotype, representing 13% of the isolates, was identified. These results demonstrate that G9P11 and G9P6 rotavirus strains are common in nurseries in New Delhi.
Das
B K
BK
Department of Paediatrics and Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Gentsch
J R
JR
Cicirello
H G
HG
Woods
P A
PA
Gupta
A
A
Ramachandran
M
M
Kumar
R
R
Bhan
M K
MK
Glass
R I
RI
D001483:Base Sequence; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*