Evidence of recombination and genetic diversity in human rhinoviruses in children with acute respiratory infection.

BACKGROUND: Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are a highly prevalent cause of acute respiratory infection in children. They are classified into at least three species, HRV-A, HRV-B and HRV-C, which are characterized by sequencing the 5' untranslated region (UTR) or the VP4/VP2 region of the genome. Giv...

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Main Authors: Ting Huang, Wei Wang, Mael Bessaud, Peijun Ren, Jun Sheng, Huajie Yan, Jing Zhang, Xin Lin, Yongjin Wang, Francis Delpeyroux, Vincent Deubel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2712091?pdf=render