Intergenogroup recombinant sapovirus in Japan, 2007-2008.
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).
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Wisoot
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The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Thongprachum
Aksara
A
Khamrin
Pattara
P
Okitsu
Shoko
S
Mizuguchi
Masashi
M
Ushijima
Hiroshi
H
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
D017931:DNA Primers; D014764:Viral Proteins; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases