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Uniformity of rotavirus strain nomenclature proposed by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG)

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In April 2008, a nucleotide-sequence-based, complete genome classification system was developed for group A rotaviruses (RVs). This system assigns a specific genotype to each of the 11 genome segments of a particular RV strain according to established nucleotide percent cutoff values. Using this approach, the genome of individual RV strains are given the complete descriptor of Gx-P[x]-Ix-Rx-Cx-Mx-Ax-Nx-Tx-Ex-Hx. The Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG) was formed by scientists in the field to maintain, evaluate and develop the RV genotype classification system, in particular to aid in the designation of new genotypes. Since its conception, the group has ratified 51 new genotypes: as of April 2011, new genotypes for VP7 (G20-G27), VP4 (P[28]-P[35]), VP6 (I12-I16), VP1 (R5-R9), VP2 (C6-C9), VP3 (M7-M8), NSP1 (A15-A16), NSP2 (N6-N9), NSP3 (T8-T12), NSP4 (E12-E14) and NSP5/6 (H7-H11) have been defined for RV strains recovered from humans, cows, pigs, horses, mice, South American camelids (guanaco), chickens, turkeys, pheasants, bats and a sugar glider. With increasing numbers of complete RV genome sequences becoming available, a standardized RV strain nomenclature system is needed, and the RCWG proposes that individual RV strains are named as follows: RV group/species of origin/country of identification/common name/year of identification/G- and P-type. In collaboration with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the RCWG is also working on developing a RV-specific resource for the deposition of nucleotide sequences. This resource will provide useful information regarding RV strains, including, but not limited to, the individual gene genotypes and epidemiological and clinical information. Together, the proposed nomenclature system and the NCBI RV resource will offer highly useful tools for investigators to search for, retrieve, and analyze the ever-growing volume of RV genomic data.

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Acknowledgments

J. Matthijnssens is supported by an FWO (‘Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek’) postdoctoral fellowship. S. McDonald and J. Patton are supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health. K. Bányai was supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA PD76364). J. Buesa is supported by the Consolider-Ingenio 2010 Program (FUN-C-FOOD CSD2007-063) of the Spanish Ministry of Science. R. Johne is supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (JO369/4-1). CD Kirkwood is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Award (607347). V. Martella was supported by the Ministry of Health, Ricerca finalizzata 2007 “Zoonosi e infezioni virali esotiche: fronteggiare le emergenze attraverso un approccio integrato fra medicina umana e veterinaria”. F.M. Ruggeri is supported by the Ministry of Health, CCM “Rotanet-Italy” Programme.

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  1. Laboratory of Clinical & Epidemiological Virology, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Jelle Matthijnssens & Marc Van Ranst

  2. Clinical Research and Development, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    Max Ciarlet

  3. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Sarah M. McDonald & John T. Patton

  4. Vector-Borne Diseases Program, Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK

    Houssam Attoui & Peter P. C. Mertens

  5. Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, Budapest, 1143, Hungary

    Krisztián Bányai

  6. National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    J. Rodney Brister

  7. Department of Microbiology and Ecology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 17, 46010, Valencia, Spain

    Javier Buesa

  8. Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mathew D. Esona & Jon R. Gentsch

  9. Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology and Medicine-GI, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

    Mary K. Estes

  10. Enteric Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infection, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, UK

    Miren Iturriza-Gómara

  11. Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany

    Reimar Johne

  12. Enteric Virus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Carl D. Kirkwood

  13. Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Vito Martella

  14. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan

    Osamu Nakagomi

  15. Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Viviana Parreño

  16. Laboratory of Virology, ICDDR,B, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh

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  17. Department of Veterinary Public Health & Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

    Franco M. Ruggeri

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    Linda J. Saif

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  21. Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan

    Koki Taniguchi

  22. Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Ulrich Desselberger

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Matthijnssens, J., Ciarlet, M., McDonald, S.M. et al. Uniformity of rotavirus strain nomenclature proposed by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG). Arch Virol 156, 1397–1413 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-011-1006-z

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