A Targeted Metagenomics Approach to Study the Diversity of Norovirus GII in Shellfish Implicated in Outbreaks

A Targeted Metagenomics Approach to Study the Diversity of Norovirus GII in Shellfish Implicated in Outbreaks

Human noroviruses (NoV) cause epidemics of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide and can be transmitted through consumption of contaminated foods. Fresh products such as shellfish can be contaminated by human sewage during production, which results in the presence of multiple virus strains, at very...

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Main Authors: Marion Desdouits, Candice Wacrenier, Joanna Ollivier, Julien Schaeffer, Françoise S. Le Guyader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
norovirus
foodborne virus
metagenomics
amplicon deep sequencing
viral diversity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/9/978

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