Molecular evolutionary analysis of novel NSP4 mono-reassortant G1P[8]-E2 rotavirus strains that caused a discontinuous epidemic in Japan in 2015 and 2018.

In the 2010s, several unusual rotavirus strains emerged, causing epidemics worldwide. This study reports a comprehensive molecular epidemiological study of rotaviruses in Japan based on full-genome analysis. From 2014 to 2019, a total of 489 rotavirus-positive stool specimens were identified, and the associated viral genomes were analyzed by next-generation sequencing.

Sequence analysis of a feline- and porcine-origin G3P[9] rotavirus A strain in a child with acute gastroenteritis in Japan.

We isolated the rare G3P[9] rotavirus strain RVA/Human-wt/JPN/R11-035/2015/G3P[9] from a 2-year-old girl presenting with vomiting and diarrhea who had daily contact with cats in Japan, 2015. Full-genome analysis revealed that the R11-035 strain had an AU-1-like genetic constellation, except for the NSP3 (T) gene: G3-P[9]-I3-R3-C3-M3-A3-N3-T1-E3-H6. Phylogenetic analysis showed that strain R11-035 is closely related to human/feline-like human strains, and only the NSP3 (T1) gene was clustered together with Taiwanese porcine strains.

A rare pathogen caused urinary tract infection in child with congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract: case report.

was previously considered an environmental organism in soil, water, and plants. However, several cases of human infection have recently been reported in association with , some of which have been life-threatening. Most cases were in adults with reduced immunity, with few cases in children.

Effects of infection by Turnip mosaic virus on the population growth of generalist and specialist aphid vectors on turnip plants.

Recent studies have revealed that relationships between plant pathogens and their vectors differ depending on species, strains and associated host plants. Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) is one of the most important plant viruses worldwide and is transmitted by at least 89 aphid species in a non-persistent manner. TuMV is fundamentally divided into six phylogenetic groups; among which Asian-BR, basal-BR and world-B groups are known to occur in Japan.

Seasonal Occurrence of Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Northern Kyushu and Mechanisms of Its Summer Disappearance.

Regulation mechanisms of insect population dynamics are important for conservation biology and insect pest management. The aphid Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum (Olive), native to North America, was introduced into Japan in the late 1980s. A previous study revealed that, in Japan, the aphid population densities increased in spring, but they suddenly disappeared from low-elevation areas in midsummer (called “summer disappearance”).