Molecular epidemiology of outbreaks of gastroenteritis associated with small round structured viruses in Germany in 1997/98

Archives of Virology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 443-453

  Schreier, E ^a   Doring F ^a   Kunkel U ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE SEQUENCING; GERMANY; OPEN READING FRAME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMALL ROUND STRUCTURED VIRUS;

SMALL ROUND STRUCTURED VIRUS;

EID: 0034104693     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050038     Document Type: Article

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