title: Genotype distribution of human sapoviruses in wastewater in Japan.
abstract: Human sapovirus sequences were identified in 12 (100%) influent and 7 (58%) effluent wastewater samples collected once a month for a year. The strains were characterized based on their partial capsid gene sequences and classified into 10 genotypes, demonstrating that genetically diverse sapovirus strains infect humans in the study area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. kitajima.masaaki@gmail.com
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haramoto
authors.forename: Chanetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phanuwan
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D029341:Sapovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral