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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 105, No. 8, 2010, pp. 1068-1072
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Bioline Code: oc10184
Full paper language: English
Document type: Note
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 105, No. 8, 2010, pp. 1068-1072
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Rotavirus A genotype G1P[8]: a novel method to distinguish wild-type strains from the Rotarix® vaccine strain
Rose, Tatiana L.; Miagostovich, Marize P. & Leite, José Paulo G.
Abstract
Rotaviruses are important enteric pathogens for humans and animals. Group A rotaviruses (RV-A) are the
most common agents of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children and vaccination is the most effective
method to reduce RV-A-associated diseases. G1P[8], the most prevalent RV-A genotype worldwide, is included
in the RV-A vaccine Rotarix®. The discrimination between wild-type G1P[8] and vaccine G1P[8] strains is an
important topic in the study of RV-A epidemiology to manage outbreaks and to define control measures for vac-
cinated children. In this study, we developed a novel method to segregate the wild-type and vaccine strains using
restriction endonucleases. The dsRNA from the Rotarix® vaccine was sequenced and the NSP3 gene was selected
as the target gene. The vaccine strain has a restriction pattern that is different than that of wild-type RV-A G1P[8]
isolates after digestion with the restriction endonuclease BspHI. This pattern could be used as a marker for the
differentiation of wild-type G1P[8] strains from the vaccine strain.
Keywords
Rotarix® vaccine strain - G1P[8] wild-type strain - rotavirus A strain differentiation - restriction endonuclease
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