Detection and molecular characterization of the novel recombinant norovirus GII.P16-GII.4 Sydney in southeastern Brazil in 2016.

Detection and molecular characterization of the novel recombinant norovirus GII.P16-GII.4 Sydney in southeastern Brazil in 2016.

Noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in all age groups worldwide. Despite the high genetic diversity of noroviruses, most AGE outbreaks are caused by a single norovirus genotype: GII.4. Since 1995, several different variants of norovirus GII.4 have been associated with pa...

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Main Authors: Débora Maria Pires Gonçalves Barreira, Túlio Machado Fumian, Marco André Loureiro Tonini, Lays Paula Bondi Volpini, Rodrigo Pratte Santos, Anézia Lima Chaves Ribeiro, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Márcia Terezinha Baroni de Moraes E Souza, Patrícia Brasil, Denise Cotrim da Cunha, Marize Pereira Miagostovich, Liliana Cruz Spano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5728567?pdf=render

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