Detection and molecular characterization of two rare G8P[14] and G3P[3] rotavirus strains collected from children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan

• Main Authors: Shoko Okitsu, Toshiyuki Hikita, Aksara Thongprachum, Pattara Khamrin, Sayaka Takanashi, Satoshi Hayakawa, Niwat Maneekarn, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85046154156&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/58022
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. This study describes the detection and molecular characterization of two rare G8P[14] and G3P[3] rotavirus strains, which were collected from children with acute gastroenteritis in 2014 in Japan. Among 247 rotaviruses, one G8P[14] (strain 12,597) and one G3P[3] (strain 12,638) r...