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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 29;10(8):959.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens10080959.

Rotaviruses and Rotavirus Vaccines

Celeste M Donato  1   2   3 , Julie E Bines  1   2   4
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Editorial

Rotaviruses and Rotavirus Vaccines

Celeste M Donato et al. Pathogens. .

Abstract

Group A rotaviruses belong to the Reoviridae virus family and are classified into G and P genotypes based on the outer capsid proteins VP7 and VP4, respectively [...].

Keywords: epidemiology; molecular phylogeny; rotavirus vaccines; vaccines; virology; virus evolution; zoonosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

C.M.D. has served on advisory boards for GSK (2019, 2021), all payments were paid directly to an administrative fund held by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. J.E.B. declares no competing interests.

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