Abstract
Noroviruses from mussels collected near sewage effluents were compared with local patient outbreak strains. Sequence analyses of RNA polymerase-capsid-poly(A)-3' (3.1-kilobase) regions confirmed the 99.9% similarity between genotype I.1 strains from mussels and patient strains from recreational-bathing outbreaks, indicating the potential usefulness of sentinel norovirus mussel studies in tracing human norovirus contamination of coastal waters.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bivalvia / virology*
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
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Disease Outbreaks
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Humans
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Norovirus / classification*
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Norovirus / genetics*
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Norovirus / isolation & purification
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology
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Sewage
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Sweden
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