Molecular epidemiology of astrovirus type 1 in Belém, Brazil, as an agent of infantile gastroenteritis, over a period of 18 years (1982-2000): Identification of two possible new lineages

Virus Research

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-174

  Gabbay, Yvone B ^a   Leite, José Paulo G ^b   Oliveira, Darleise S ^a   Nakamura, Liliany S ^a   Nunes, Marcio R T ^a   Mascarenhas, Joana D'Arc P ^a   Heinemann, Marcos Brian ^c   Linhares, Alexandre C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrovirus type 1; Bel m Brazil; Diarrheic children; Eighteen years study; Genetic diversity; New lineages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BRAZIL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE GASTROENTERITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAMASTROVIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASTROVIRIDAE; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS 1;

EID: 35348992717     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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