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. 2008 Apr;46(4):1474-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02282-07. Epub 2008 Feb 13.

Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea in November 2005 through November 2006

Jong-Sub Yoon  1 , Sung-Geun Lee, Seong-Karp Hong, Su-A Lee, Weon-Hwa Jheong, Sang-Suk Oh, Mi-Hwa Oh, Gwang-Pyo Ko, Chan-Hee Lee, Soon-Young Paik
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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea in November 2005 through November 2006

Jong-Sub Yoon et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Norovirus infections were detected in 114 of 762 children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea from November 2005 to November 2006. Seasonality peaks in December, March, and October were also assessed in this study. We identified seven noroviral genotypes (GI-6, GII-2, GII-3, GII-4, GII-5, GII-6, and GII-8) and a C1-120 strain showing low identity (79.3%) with GII-13 and GII-17.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Phylogenetic analysis of identified NoVs based on GI (314-bp region) (A) and GII (305-bp region) (B) of the NoV capsid gene. The compared strains were GI-1NV-USA1968 (Norwalk, M87661), GI-2SOV-GBR1993 (Southampton, L07418), GI-3DSV-USA1993 (Desert Shield, U04469), GI-4Chiba-JPN2000 (AB042808), GI-5Musgrov-GBR1989 (Musgrove, AJ277614), GI-6Hesse-DEU1998 (AF093797), GI-7Wnchest-GBR1994 (Winchester, AJ277609), GI-8Boxer-USA2001 (AF538679), GII-1Hawaii-USA1971 (U07611), GII-2Melksham-GBR1994 (X81879), GII-3Toronto-CAN1993 (U02030), GII-4Bristol-GBR1993 (X76716), GII-5Hillingd-GBR1990 (Hillingdon, AJ277607), GII-6Seacrof-GBR1990 (Seacroft, AJ277620), GII-7Leeds-GBR1990 (AJ277608), GII-8Amstdam-NLD1990 (Amsterdam, AF195848), GII-9VABeach-USA1997 (AY038599), GII-10Erfurt-DEU2000 (AF427118), GII-11SW918-JPN1997 (AB074893), GII-12Wortley-GBR1990 (AJ277618), GII-13Faytvil-USA1998 (Fayetteville, AY113106), GII-14M7-USA1999 (AY130761), GII-15J23-USA1999 (AY130762), GII-16Tiffin-USA1999 (AY502010), GII-17CSE1-USA2002 (AY502009), and C1-120 (EU442642).
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Seasonality of GI and GII NoV infections in South Korea, November 2005 to November 2006.
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