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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 264-267, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Genotype Profiles of Rotavirus Strains from Children in a Suburban Community in Guinea-Bissau, Western Africa

Thea Kølsen Fischer,1,2,3,* Hans Steinsland,1,2 Kåre Mølbak,3 Rui Ca,2 Jon R. Gentsch,4 Palle Valentiner-Branth,3 Peter Aaby,2,3 and Halvor Sommerfelt1

Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway1; Laboratorio National de Saude Publica, 1004 Bissau Codex, Guinea-Bissau2; Department of Epidemiology Research and Department of Gastrointestinal Infections, Statens Serum Institut, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark3; and Viral Gastroenteritis Section, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 303334

Received 6 July 1999/Returned for modification 11 August 1999/Accepted 25 October 1999

The P (VP4) and G (VP7) genotypes of 167 group A rotavirus strains obtained during the period 1996 to 1998 from 149 children living in a suburban community in Guinea-Bissau, western Africa, were determined by the reverse transcription-PCR technique. A total of nine combinations including five different P types and five different G types were identified. The globally common genotype pairs P[8], G1; P[4], G2; P[8], G3 and P[8], G4 were underrepresented in this study area. We found a substantial year-to-year variation in the occurrence of the genotype combinations. In 1996 and 1997, P[6], G2 was the most frequent, whereas P[8], G1 was more common in 1998. The unusual type P[9], G3 and a few mixed infections were detected. Sixteen percent of the rotavirus-positive samples were nontypeable.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centre for International Health, Armauer Hansen Building, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway. Phone: 47 55954987. Fax: 47 55974979. E-mail: thea{at}dadlnet.dk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 264-267, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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