Rotavirus (RV) is a pathogen that causes gastroenteritis in humans and animals. Although there are A-G types of rotavirus, type A (RVA) is the most commonly studied because it is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years averaged with 200,000 deaths a year. Understanding the infection biology of group B rotavirus (RVB) […]
C36: Virus hopping between animal and human: Structural characterization of equine G14P[12] rotavirus via X-ray crystallography
Rotavirus is a virus that infects both humans and animals. Group A Rotaviruses are comprised of five genogroups P[1] through P[V], which are further organized into 37 genotypes P[1] through P[37]. These categorizations are based on sequence comparisons of spike proteins VP4 and VP7. As a general rule, P[I] RV’s infect animals, and P[II] infect […]