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Wild type mumps viruses circulating in China establish a new genotype
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Wild type mumps viruses circulating in China establish a new genotype

L Wu, Z Bai, Y Li, B.K Rima and M.A Afzal
Vaccine, Vol.16(2), pp.281-285
1998
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(97)00173-4
PMID: 9607043

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Abstract

By analysing the nucleotide sequence of the SH genes of five mumps virus strains derived from the clinical specimens collected during the 1995/96 mumps epidemic in China a new genotype has been established. The circulating viruses showed divergence ranging from 0.8-4.5% at the nucleotide level and 3.5–12.3% at the amino acid level. In addition, a more rational approach has been taken in proposing genotype groupings to MuV strains.
SH gene mumps virus new genotype

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