@article{504ddd8fd6a44799b139927f019ec640,
title = "Genetically distinct genogroup IV norovirus strains identified in wastewater",
abstract = "We investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of genogroup IV norovirus (GIV NoV) strains in wastewater in Arizona, United States, over a 13-month period. Among 50 wastewater samples tested, GIV NoVs were identified in 13 (26 %) of the samples. A total of 47 different GIV NoV strains were identified, which were classified into two genetically distinct clusters: the GIV.1 human cluster and a unique genetic cluster closely related to strains previously identified in Japanese wastewater. The results provide additional evidence of the considerable genetic diversity among GIV NoV strains through the analysis of wastewater containing virus strains shed from all populations.",
keywords = "Arizona, Genetic diversity, Norovirus, Seminested PCR, Wastewater treatment plant",
author = "Masaaki Kitajima and Rachmadi, {Andri T.} and Iker, {Brandon C.} and Eiji Haramoto and Gerba, {Charles P.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Kelly Reynolds at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health for her laboratory contributions, and two anonymous wastewater treatment plants in southern Arizona for providing wastewater samples. This study was partly supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) Water and Environmental Technology (WET) Center and Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), the University of Arizona. We also wish to acknowledge the support of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to Masaaki Kitajima, under JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad. Andri T. Rachmadi was a recipient of a 2012 Fulbright Master of Science and Technology Scholarship. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, Springer-Verlag Wien.",
year = "2016",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s00705-016-3036-z",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "161",
pages = "3521--3525",
journal = "Archives of virology",
issn = "0304-8608",
publisher = "Springer Wien",
number = "12",
}