Characterization of a G11,P[4] strain of human rotavirus isolated in South Korea
Authors
Seong-Karp Hong ; Sung-Geun Lee ; Soon-Young Paik ; Sun-Young Kim ; Sang-Hyuk Ma ; Young-Taek Jang ; Hwang-Min Kim ; Dong-Soo Kim ; Jong-Hyun Kim ; Jyung-Hyun Lee ; Jin-Han Kang ; Su-A Lee
Citation
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol.45(11) : 3759-3761, 2007
A novel human rotavirus strain, CUK-1, containing a G11 type combined with a P[4] type was isolated from a 1-year-old female patient with fever and severe diarrhea at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Incheon, South Korea. This CUK-1 strain showed the highest degree of nucleic acid similarity (98.7% and 93%) to G11 Dhaka6 and P[4] RV 5, respectively. This novel combined type of CUK-1 rotavirus strain (G11,P[4]) was uncovered from humans and is reported on here for the first time.