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Rare AU-1-Like G3P[9] Human Rotaviruses with a Kun-Like NSP4 Gene Detected in Children with Diarrhea in Italy

Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo,¹ Dipartimento Di Sanità e Benessere degli Animali, Università di Bari, Bari,² Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Virologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo,³ Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy⁴

Received 10 August 2007/ Returned for modification 2 October 2007/ Accepted 25 October 2007

Three G3P[9] rotaviruses, detected in children hospitalized with gastroenteritis in Palermo, Italy, were found to be genetically related to strains of either human or feline origin in the VP7, VP4, and VP6 genes. In contrast, in the NSP4 gene the viruses resembled G2P[4] human strains, suggesting a reassortment between AU-1-like and Kun-like strains.

Published ahead of print on 6 December 2007.