title: Detection of hepatitis E virus RNA from the bivalve Yamato-Shijimi (Corbicula japonica) in Japan.
abstract: To evaluate whether bivalves are contaminated with hepatitis E virus (HEV), samples of a bivalve called Yamato-Shijimi (Corbicula japonica) were examined for HEV by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Genotype 3 HEV was detected from 2 of 32 packages of Yamato-Shijimi obtained from Japanese rivers, which indicated that HEV contaminates river water in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Japan. litc@nih.go.jp
authors.forename: Tian-Cheng
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamura
authors.forename: Naokazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007564:Japan; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral