Detection and molecular characterization of human rotaviruses isolated in Italy and Albania

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 510-518

  AnnaRita, Petrinca ^a   Grassi, Tiziana ^b   Donia, Domenica ^a   De Donno, Antonella ^b   Idolo, Adele ^b   Alfio, Cristaldi ^c   Alessandri, Claudia ^d   Alberto, Spanò ^c   Divizia, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Characterization; Co circulation; Genotypes; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGENY; ROTAVIRUS; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ALBANIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 75449089367     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21700     Document Type: Article

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