Genetic Diversity of Sapovirus in Children, Australia

Abstract

Sapovirus was detected in 7 of 95 stool specimens from children with gastroenteritis of unknown etiology in Sydney, Australia, from August 2001 to August 2002 and from February 2004 to August 2004, by using reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis of the N-terminal capsid region showed all human sapovirus genogroups.

Keywords

• Sapovirus
• genogroup
• recombinant
• infections
• dispatch
• Australia