Abstract
Species A rotaviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. Reassortment is a common phenomenon due to the segmented nature of the rotavirus genome. The complete coding sequences of a species A rotavirus strain isolated from the feces of a child with acute gastroenteritis in Japan in 2018 were determined using an unbiased viral metagenomics approach. The genetic analysis revealed that the rotavirus strain had an unusual genomic constellation (G1-P[8]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E2-H1), suggesting reassortment of a genotype 1 with a genotype 2 rotavirus, from which the NSP4-encoding gene was acquired.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 638-641 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Virus Genes |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01-10-2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Virology