WILD-TYPE MUMPS VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN CHINA ESTABLISH A NEW GENOTYPE

Authors
WU L BAI Z LI Y RIMA BK AFZAL MA
Citation
L. Wu et al., WILD-TYPE MUMPS VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN CHINA ESTABLISH A NEW GENOTYPE, Vaccine, 16(2-3), 1998, pp. 281-285
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences",Immunology,"Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Vaccine → ACNP
ISSN journal
0264410X
Volume
16
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
281 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-410X(1998)16:2-3<281:WMVCIC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
By analysing the nucleotide sequence of the SH genes of five mumps vir us strains derived from the clinical specimens collected during the 19 95/96 mumps epidemic in China a new genotype has been established The circulating viruses showed divergence ranging from 0.8-4.5% at the nuc leotide level and 3.5-12.3% at the amino acid level, In addition, a mo re rational approach has been taken in proposing genotype groupings to MuV strains. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.