Outbreaks of Norwalk-like virus-associated gastroenteritis traced to shellfish: Coexistence of two genotypes in one specimen

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 339-346

  Sugieda, M ^a   Nakajima, K ^b   Nakajima, S ^c  

^a Shizouka Pref Inst Pub Hlth E   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c School of Public Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FECES CULTURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH;

EID: 0030010660     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800052663     Document Type: Article

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