

@article {3624,
	title = {Recommendations for the classification of group A rotaviruses using all 11 genomic RNA segments.},
	journal = {Archives of virology},
	volume = {153},
	number = {8},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {1621{\textendash}1629},
	abstract = {<p>Recently, a classification system was proposed for rotaviruses in which all the 11 genomic \{\{\}RNA\{\}\} segments are used \{\{\}(Matthijnssens\{\}\} et al. in J Virol 82:3204-3219, 2008). Based on nucleotide identity cut-off percentages, different genotypes were defined for each genome segment. A nomenclature for the comparison of complete rotavirus genomes was considered in which the notations \{\{\}Gx-P[x]-Ix-Rx-Cx-Mx-Ax-Nx-Tx-Ex-Hx\{\}\} are used for the \{\{\}VP7-VP4-VP6-VP1-VP2-VP3-NSP1-NSP2-NSP3-NSP4-NSP5/6\{\}\} encoding genes, respectively. This classification system is an extension of the previously applied genotype-based system which made use of the rotavirus gene segments encoding \{\{\}VP4,\{\}\} \{\{\}VP7,\{\}\} \{\{\}VP6,\{\}\} and \{\{\}NSP4.\{\}\} In order to assign rotavirus strains to one of the established genotypes or a new genotype, a standard procedure is proposed in this report. As more human and animal rotavirus genomes will be completely sequenced, new genotypes for each of the 11 gene segments may be identified. A Rotavirus Classification Working Group \{\{\}(RCWG)\{\}\} including specialists in molecular virology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health was formed, which can assist in the appropriate delineation of new genotypes, thus avoiding duplications and helping minimize errors. Scientists discovering a potentially new rotavirus genotype for any of the 11 gene segments are invited to send the novel sequence to the \{\{\}RCWG,\{\}\} where the sequence will be analyzed, and a new nomenclature will be advised as appropriate. The \{\{\}RCWG\{\}\} will update the list of classified strains regularly and make this accessible on a website. Close collaboration with the Study Group Reoviridae of the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses will be maintained.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1007/s00705-008-0155-1},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-008-0155-1},
	author = {Matthijnssens, Jelle and Ciarlet, Max and Rahman, Mustafizur and Attoui, Houssam and B{\'a}nyai, Kriszti{\'a}n and Estes, Mary K and Gentsch, Jon R and Iturriza-G{\'o}mara, Miren and Kirkwood, Carl D and Martella, Vito and Mertens, Peter P and Nakagomi, Osamu and Patton, John T and Ruggeri, Franco M and Saif, Linda J and Santos, Norma and Steyer, Andrej and Taniguchi, Koki and Desselberger, Ulrich and Van Ranst, Marc}
}
