Human astrovirus infection in children with gastroenteritis in Shanghai

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-249

  Shan, T L ^a   Dai, X Q ^a   Guo, W ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Cui, L ^a   Yuan, C L ^a   Shang, X G ^a   Shen, Q ^a   Hua, X G ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHINA; DIARRHEA; DNA EXTRACTION; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAMASTROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 60449084396     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.12.011     Document Type: Letter

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