title: Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the nucleoprotein (N) gene in measles viruses prevalent in Gunma, Japan, in 2007.
abstract: In 2007, relatively large outbreaks of measles occurred in the Kanto region of Japan, including Gunma Prefecture. We performed sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the nucleoprotein gene (N gene) of measles viruses from 3 measles patients in this area in May 2007. The N gene sequences of the present strains were identical to each other, and phylogenetic analysis showed these viruses were classified into genotype D5. The results suggest that highly homologous measles viruses may be associated with outbreaks of measles in Gunma, Japan.
authors.affiliation: Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiono
authors.forename: Masae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiobara
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukagoshi
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshizumi
authors.forename: Taisei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishioka
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kunihisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ttanaka-Taya
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins; D009698:Nucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins; D009698:Nucleoproteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C058314:nucleoprotein, Measles virus