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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1011-1015, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02054-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Characterization of a New Variant of Rotavirus P[8]G9 Predominant in a Sentinel-Based Survey in Central Italy{triangledown}

Filippo Ansaldi,1* Barbara Pastorino,1 Laura Valle,1 Paolo Durando,1 Laura Sticchi,1 Pierluigi Tucci,2 Paolo Biasci,2 Piero Lai,1 Roberto Gasparini,1 Giancarlo Icardi,1 and and the Paediatric Leghorn Group

Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa,1 Italian Federation of Paediatricians (FIMP), Leghorn, Italy2

Received 5 October 2006/ Returned for modification 13 November 2006/ Accepted 5 December 2006

Rotavirus P[8]G9 was recognized as the most widespread genotype during a sentinel-based survey in Italy; phylogenetic analysis of the VP7 and VP4 genes showed that Italian isolates constituted a closely related genetic cluster distinct from the other G9 strains recently isolated in other European countries, America, and Asia.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16100 Genoa, Italy. Phone: 390103538503. Fax: 390103538407. E-mail: filippo.ansaldi{at}unige.it.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 13 December 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1011-1015, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02054-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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