Genome analysis of adenoviras type 4 strains isolated from acute conjunctivitis in Japan

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 308-311

  Tsuzuki Wang, Liping ^a   Aoki, Koki ^b   Isobe, Kazumi ^a   Shiao, Shia ^a   Toba, Kazunori ^c   Kobayashi, Nobuyoshi ^c   Noguchi, Yuzo ^c   Ohno, Shigeaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aoki Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^c Yokohama Institute of Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenovirus type 4; DNA restriction analysis; Genome typing; Viral conjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VIRUS GENOME; ACUTE DISEASE; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0030613622     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(97)00067-1     Document Type: Article

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