“…The Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG) has devised a complete genotype classification system, defining the genotype constellation of RVAs as follows: Gx-P[ x ]-Ix-Rx-Cx-Mx-Ax-Nx-Tx-Ex-Hx, representing VP7-VP4-VP6-VP1-VP2-VP3-NSP1-NSP2-NSP3-NSP4-NSP5 (Matthijnssens et al, 2011). To date, 35 G, 50 P, 26 I, 21 R, 19C, 19 M, 30 A, 20 N, 21 T, 26 E and 21H genotypes have been identified in human and non-human hosts and classified based on differences in the nucleotide sequence identities of each encoding gene segment, respectively (Abe et al, 2011; Esona et al, 2010; Estes and Greenberg, 2013; Guo et al, 2012; Jere et al, 2014; Matthijnssens et al, 2011; Papp et al, 2012; Trojnar et al, 2013; Yinda et al, 2016), http://rega.kuleuven.be/cev/viralmetagenomics/virus-classification). This classification system has accelerated the comparison of RVA genotypes and increased our understanding of the genetic diversity of RVA.…”