Complete Genome Sequence of Human Norovirus Strain GII.P7-GII.6 Detected in a Patient in the United States in 2014

Zhihui Yang; Jan Vinjé; Christopher A Elkins; Michael Kulka

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01211-16

Complete Genome Sequence of Human Norovirus Strain GII.P7-GII.6 Detected in a Patient in the United States in 2014

Genome Announc. 2016 Oct 20;4(5):e01211-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01211-16.

Authors

Zhihui Yang¹, Jan Vinjé², Christopher A Elkins¹, Michael Kulka³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
² Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Homologous recombination is one of the driving forces contributing to the genetic variation of human norovirus, which is an important cause of sporadic and epidemic acute gastroenteritis globally. We report the near-complete genome of the novel recombinant norovirus strain GII.P7-GII.6, detected in an adult with norovirus gastroenteritis in the United States.