RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Nakagomi, Osamu A1 Isegawa, Yuji A1 Ueda, Sigeharu A1 Gerna, Giuseppe A1 Sarasini, Antonella A1 Kaga, Eiji A1 Nakagomi, Toyoko A1 Flores, JorgeYR 1993 T1 Nucleotide sequence comparison of the VP8* gene of rotaviruses possessing the AU-1 gene 4 allele JF Journal of General Virology, VO 74 IS 8 SP 1709 OP 1713 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-74-8-1709 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB Of the five currently recognized alleles of the human rotavirus VP4 gene, the AU-1 allele has captured attention because of its possible non-human origin. The 5′ 750 nucleotide region of the VP4 gene, encoding the VP8* fragment [amino acids (aa) 1 to 241] and the connecting peptide (aa 242 to 247), from 13 human and two feline rotavirus strains possessing the AU-1 allele was highly conserved both at the nucleotide sequence (93·8 to 99·7% identity) and amino acid level (95·5 to 100% identity) irrespective of the year and the place of isolation or of the host species from which these viruses were isolated. This is consistent with the hypothesis that the AU-1 allele of the VP4 gene has been maintained in both human and feline rotavirus gene pools., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-74-8-1709