TABLE 2.
G and P genotype combinations of rotavirus strains collected from 15 different catchment areas in the United Kingdom during the 1995–1996, 1996–1997, and 1997–1998 rotavirus seasons
| Type by RT-PCR | No. (%) of strains collected in the following rotavirus seasons:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 | Total | |
| Common genotypes | ||||
| G1P[8] | 407 (56.9) | 919 (86.5) | 830 (73.1) | 2,156 (74.0) |
| G2P[4] | 128 (17.9) | 20 (1.9) | 180 (15.9) | 326 (11.2) |
| G3P[8] | 45 (6.3) | 45 (4.2) | 5 (0.4) | 95 (3.3) |
| G4P[8] | 83 (11.6) | 45 (4.2) | 53 (4.7) | 181 (6.2) |
| Subtotal | 663 (92.7) | 1,029 (96.8) | 1,068 (94.1) | 2,758 (94.7) |
| Uncommon genotypes | ||||
| G1P[4] | 11 (1.5) | 13 (1.2) | 9 (0.8) | 33 (1.1) |
| G1P[6] | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) |
| G1P[9] | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
| G2P[8] | 6 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.3) | 9 (0.3) |
| G3P[6] | 11 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.4) |
| G3P[9] | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.03) |
| G4P[4] | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) |
| G4P[6] | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.03) |
| G8P[8] | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
| Subtotal | 33 (4.6) | 16 (1.5) | 18 (1.6) | 67 (2.3) |
| G9 strains | ||||
| G9P[6] | 18 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.7) | 26 (0.9) |
| G9P[8] | 1 (0.1) | 18 (1.7) | 42 (3.7) | 61 (2.1) |
| Subtotal | 19 (2.7) | 18 (1.7) | 50 (4.4) | 87 (3.0) |
| Total | 715 | 1,063 | 1,136 | 2,912 |