TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection and characterization of human group C rotaviruses in Bangladesh
AU - Rahman, Mustafizur
AU - Banik, Sukalyani
AU - Faruque, Abu S.G.
AU - Taniguchi, Koki
AU - Sack, David A.
AU - Van Ranst, Marc
AU - Azim, Tasnim
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - Group C rotaviruses were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 14 (2.3%) of 611 group A rotavirus-negative stool specimens from the patients admitted to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, during July to December 2003. The low rate of detection suggested that infection with group C rotaviruses was an uncommon cause of liospitalization due to gastroenteritis. In addition, coinfections with pathogenic enteric bacteria were frequently observed in group C rotavirus-infected patients. Nucleotide sequence comparison of the VP4, VP6, and W7 genes revealed that the Bangladeshi group C rotaviruses were most similar to Nigerian group C rotavirus strains. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that all human group C rotaviruses, including the strains isolated in our study, clustered in a monophyletic branch, which was distantly related to the branch comprised of animal group C rotaviruses.
AB - Group C rotaviruses were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 14 (2.3%) of 611 group A rotavirus-negative stool specimens from the patients admitted to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, during July to December 2003. The low rate of detection suggested that infection with group C rotaviruses was an uncommon cause of liospitalization due to gastroenteritis. In addition, coinfections with pathogenic enteric bacteria were frequently observed in group C rotavirus-infected patients. Nucleotide sequence comparison of the VP4, VP6, and W7 genes revealed that the Bangladeshi group C rotaviruses were most similar to Nigerian group C rotavirus strains. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that all human group C rotaviruses, including the strains isolated in our study, clustered in a monophyletic branch, which was distantly related to the branch comprised of animal group C rotaviruses.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4460-4465.2005
DO - 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4460-4465.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16145092
AN - SCOPUS:24744445182
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 43
SP - 4460
EP - 4465
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 9
ER -