CHARACTERIZATION OF ROTAVIRUS STRAINS FROM NEWBORNS IN NEW-DELHI, INDIA

Authors
DAS BK GENTSCH JR CICIRELLO HG WOODS PA GUPTA A RAMACHANDRAN M KUMAR R BHAN MK GLASS RI
Citation
Bk. Das et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF ROTAVIRUS STRAINS FROM NEWBORNS IN NEW-DELHI, INDIA, Journal of clinical microbiology, 32(7), 1994, pp. 1820-1822
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
32
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1820 - 1822
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1994)32:7<1820:CORSFN>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Between 1986 and 1993, 72% of rotavirus strains isolated from newborns at five hospitals in New Delhi, India, had long electropherotypes, su bgroup II VP6 antigens, and G and P genotypes (G(9)P(11)) identical to those of prototype strain 116E. A novel strain with a G(9)P(6) genoty pe, representing 13% of the isolates, was identified. These results de monstrate that G(9)P(11) and G(9)P(6) rotavirus strains are common in nurseries in New Delhi.