MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ROTAVIRUSES WITH DISTINCT GROUP ANTIGENS
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ROTAVIRUSES WITH DISTINCT GROUP ANTIGENS
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DOI:
10.1099/0022-1317-64-10-2093
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
MCCRAE, MA
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作者:
PEDLEY, S;BRIDGER, JC;MCCRAE, MA
Comparative serological and nucleic acid studies were carried out on rotavirus isolates, with and without the original group antigen. Indirect immunofluorescence allowed the atypical isolates to be divided into 2 groups each with its own distinct group antigen hence giving a total of at least 3 distinct rotavirus groups. Genome profile analysis of the atypical isolates again divided them into 2 groups which corresponded with those obtained by immunofluorescence and within which the overall pattern of genome segments was similar. A more rigorous examination of the degree of difference between the 3 virus groups was carried out using single-dimension terminal fingerprint analysis. This indicated that the viruses in the 3 groups did not carry any genome segments in common with each other. Thus, experimental criteria have been established which allow the division of rotaviruses into 3 groups. Analysis of further atypical isolates, as they become available, will establish whether the division of rotaviruses into a number of separate groups, of the type seen in influenza virus, is justified.