title: Group A rotavirus genotypes in Germany during 2005/2006.
abstract: During the 2005/2006 winter season a total of 802 group A positive rotavirus specimens of patients from different regions throughout Germany were genotyped. Amplicons from a one-tube RT-PCR were typed by analysis of their (type-specific) size using type-specific primers, fluorescent consensus primers and a capillary sequencer for detection. While G1P[8] was predominant (45.8%), G9P[8] has emerged as the second most frequent genotype combination (37.7%). The distribution of genotypes was heterogeneous, regional frequencies regarding G1 and G9 were ranging from 15.0 to 89.3% and from 7.1 to 67.7%, respectively. Furthermore, a few human rotavirus G10P[6] and G10P[8] infections were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Epidemiology of Viral Pathogens, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany. masa@rki.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mas Marques
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diedrich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huth
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schreier
mesh_terms: D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology