To the issue of genotypes of cytomegaloviruses
The review article considers modern data of genetic variety cytomegalovirus, circulating in the world, various approaches to genotyping of cytomegalovirus clinical isolates are represented, the characteristic of basic polymorphic genes, used for strains differentiation is given, the linkage between the strain specific genotypes and the clinical manifestations of cytomegalovirus infection in patients of high-risk groups is described. The information of circulating cytomegalovirus genotypes is necessary for realization cytomegalovirus infection-epidemiological surveillance and the development of effective vaccine.