Wide variety of recombinant strains of norovirus GII in pediatric patients hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand during 2005 to 2015

• Main Authors: Kanittapon Supadej, Pattara Khamrin, Kattareeya Kumthip, Pakawat Kochjan, Arpaporn Yodmeeklin, Hiroshi Ushijima, Niwat Maneekarn
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85018344346&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46177
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Norovirus (NoV) has been reported as being a common cause of acute gastroenteritis both in children and adults worldwide. Of the many variants, NoV GII.4 is the most predominant genotype. One of the mechanisms that drives the evolution and emergence of new variants of NoV is homologous recomb...