Molecular characterization of an avian astrovirus

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 6173-6177

  Koci, Matthew D ^a,b   Seal, Bruce S ^a   Schultz Cherry, Stacey ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BIRD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENOME; INTESTINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (BIRD);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; ENTERITIS; HUMANS; MAMASTROVIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TURKEYS;

EID: 0034123772     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.13.6173-6177.2000     Document Type: Article

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