Rotavirus serotype G5 associated with diarrhea in Brazilian children

1994206 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Maria C.S.T. Timenetsky · Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Harry B. Greenberg · Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Abstract

Rotavirus serotype G5 in fecal specimens of 38 Brazilian children with diarrhea was identified by PCR and enzyme immunoassays. The strains exhibited long RNA electropherotypes and either subgroup II or nonsubgroup I-nonsubgroup II specificities. Serotype G5 has been found in piglets and horses but not yet in humans.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Animal Virus Infections Studies Viral Infections and Immunology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 32, Issue 5, pp. 1408-1409

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1408-1409.1994

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