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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2001, p. 3969-3975, Vol. 39, No. 11
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.11.3969-3975.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Molecular Epidemiology of Rotaviruses in Nigeria: Detection of Unusual Strains with G2P[6] and G8P[1] Specificities

Mohammed I. Adah,1,2,dagger Abel Wade,2 and Koki Taniguchi1,*

Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan,1 and Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria2

Received 26 April 2001/Returned for modification 13 July 2001/Accepted 28 August 2001

During an epidemiological study on rotaviruses among diarrheic children in the northeastern and middle belt regions of Nigeria, the distribution of G and P types was investigated in 127 stool specimens. By PCR G typing, the G type of rotaviruses in 97 samples was identified. Interestingly, an unusual G8 type, as well as common G1, G2, and G3 types, was detected more frequently (31 of 112; 27.7%). Eleven samples contained multiple G types, and a G9 strain (Bulumkutu) was identified for one of the probable mixed infections. In PCR P typing, P[6] was detected most frequently, P[8] being the second most common type, while the P type of 73 samples could not be identified. One rotavirus strain with a G8 type specificity could be cultivated in cell culture, and the P type of this strain was found to be P[1], which is usually carried by bovine strains. When the combinations of G and P types were examined, the unusual strains G2P[6] and G8P[1] were often identified. Sequence analysis was performed for the VP7 gene of the G9 strain Bulumkutu and the VP4 and VP7 genes of G8P[1] strain HMG035. The VP7 sequence of the Nigerian serotype G9 was more closely related to that of a Brazilian strain than to those of other African strains. The VP7 and VP4 genes of G8P[1] strain HMG035 were found to be very similar to that of a Thai bovine strain A5, suggesting that bovine strains may have been transmitted directly to humans. These results highlight an unexpected diversity among rotavirus strains in Nigeria and emphasize the need for further serological and genetic surveys on more rotavirus strains in African countries, including Nigeria.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. Phone: 81-562-93-2467. Fax: 81-562-93-4008. E-mail: kokitani{at}fujita-hu.ac.jp.

dagger Present address: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2001, p. 3969-3975, Vol. 39, No. 11
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.11.3969-3975.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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