Tracing of norovirus outbreak strains in mussels collected near sewage effluents.

ABSTRACT: Noroviruses from mussels collected near sewage effluents were compared with local patient outbreak strains. Sequence analyses of RNA polymerase-capsid-poly(A)-3' (3.1-kilobase) regions confirmed the 99.9% similarity between genotype I.1 strains from mussels and patient strains from recreational-bathing outbreaks, indicating the potential usefulness of sentinel norovirus mussel studies in tracing human norovirus contamination of coastal waters.

SUBMITTER: Nenonen NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2293140 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature