Molecular detection and genetic diversity of norovirus genogroup IV: A yearlong monitoring of sewage throughout Italy

Archives of Virology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-593

  La Rosa, Giuseppina ^a   Iaconelli, Marcello ^a   Pourshaban, Manoochehr ^a   Fratini, Marta ^a   Muscillo, Michele ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREAT ISLAND VIRUS; NOROVIRUS;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEWAGE; VIROLOGY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEWAGE;

EID: 77950601024     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-010-0619-y     Document Type: Article

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