title: The evolution of human group B rotaviruses: correction and an update.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. bjiang@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Baoming
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yuhuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Roger I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Zhao-Yin
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C082740:NSP3 protein, Rotavirus; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; C079234:NS35 protein, rotavirus