Molecular characterization of astroviruses by reverse transcriptase PCR and sequence analysis: Comparison of clinical and environmental isolates from South Africa

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 747-753

  Nadan, S ^a   Walter, J E ^b   Grabow, W O K ^a   Mitchell, D K ^b   Taylor, M B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GENOTYPES;

VIRUSES;

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FECES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRESH WATER; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MAMASTROVIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ASTROVIRIDAE; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS TYPE 1; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS TYPE 3; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0037319392     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.2.747-753.2003     Document Type: Article

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