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. 2010 Jul;48(7):2560-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00798-10. Epub 2010 May 5.

Genetic characterization of genogroup I norovirus in outbreaks of gastroenteritis

Jacqueline Xerry  1 , Chris I Gallimore, Miren Iturriza-Gómara, Jim J Gray
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Genetic characterization of genogroup I norovirus in outbreaks of gastroenteritis

Jacqueline Xerry et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

In this study, we demonstrate that differences within the P2 domain of norovirus genogroup I (GI) strains can be used to segregate outbreaks which are unrelated, whereas complete conservation within this region allows tracking of strains that are part of a single outbreak and likely to have a common source.

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FIG. 1.
Dendrogram of P2 domain sequences derived from strains of 10 outbreaks, constructed using the neighbor-joining algorithm. Strain denomination indicates the outbreak number, year of isolation, and country. Genogroup and genotype are indicated in the second column.
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