Adenovirus strains of subgenus D associated with nosocomial infection as new etiological agents of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in Japan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3392-3394

  Takeuchi, Satoshi ^a   Itoh, Norihiko ^a   Uchio, Eiichi ^a   Tanaka, Keico ^a   Kitamura, Noriko ^a   Kanai, Hikaru ^a   Sobe, Kazumi ^a   Aoki, Koki ^b   Ohno, Shigeaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aoki Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADENOVIRIDAE; DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032878911     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3392-3394.1999     Document Type: Article

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