Novel Recombinant Sapovirus

We determined the complete genome sequences of two sapovirus strains isolated in Thailand and Japan. One of these strains represented a novel, naturally occurring recombinant sapovirus. Evidence suggested the recombination site was at the polymerase-capsid junction within open reading frame one.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hirokazu Kimura, Tatsuya Miyoshi, Kiyoko Uchino, Tomoichiro Oka, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Naokazu Takeda, Grant S. Hansman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0395_article
Description
Summary:We determined the complete genome sequences of two sapovirus strains isolated in Thailand and Japan. One of these strains represented a novel, naturally occurring recombinant sapovirus. Evidence suggested the recombination site was at the polymerase-capsid junction within open reading frame one.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059