Serotype g12 rotaviruses, Lilongwe, Malawi.

ABSTRACT: To assess diversity of rotavirus strains in Lilongwe, Malawi, we conducted a cross-sectional study of children with acute gastroenteritis, July 2005-June 2007. Serotype G12 was identified in 30 (5%) of 546 rotavirus-positive fecal specimens. The G12 strain possessed multiple electropherotypes and P-types, but their viral protein 7 sequences were closely related, indicating that reassortment has occurred.

SUBMITTER: Cunliffe NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2660691 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature