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Prevalence of noroviruses in oysters in Korea

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A total of 156 raw oyster samples were collected from 23 retail points in Korea between February 13 and April 7, 2006 and were analyzed by a semi-nested reverse transcription-PCR for naturally occurring noroviruses (NoV). As a whole, noroviral RNA was detected in 14.1% (22/156) of the samples, of which 12.2% (19/156) belonged to genogroup I (GI) and 1.9% (3/156) genogroup II (GII), respectively. The frequencies of NoV contamination apparently differed depending on the retail points or harvesting areas considered: however, the differences were not statistically significant.

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  2. Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Osong, Chungbuk, 363-951, Korea

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Moon, A., Hwang, IG. & Choi, W.S. Prevalence of noroviruses in oysters in Korea. Food Sci Biotechnol 20, 1151–1154 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-011-0157-8

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