title: Intergenogroup recombinant sapovirus in Japan, 2007-2008.
abstract: We investigated the incidence of sapovirus (SaV)-associated gastroenteritis in infants and children in Japan during 2007-2008 and characterized the diversity of SaV-positive strains. SaV was detected in 19 (4%) of 477 fecal specimens. The leading genogroup (79%, 15 cases) comprised intergenogroup recombinant SaVs (GII/GIV).
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Wisoot
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chanit
authors.forename: Aksara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thongprachum
authors.forename: Pattara
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khamrin
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okitsu
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuguchi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushijima
mesh_terms: D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D017931:DNA Primers; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D029341:Sapovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D014764:Viral Proteins; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases