First molecular detection of Aichi virus in sewage and shellfish samples in the Monastir region of Tunisia

Archives of Virology

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1509-1513

  Sdiri Loulizi, K ^a,b   Hassine, M ^a   Aouni, Z ^a   Gharbi Khelifi, H ^a   Sakly, N ^c   Chouchane, S ^c   Guediche M N ^c   Pothier, P ^b   Aouni, M ^a   Ambert Balay, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOBUVIRUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; TUNISIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; KOBUVIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; TUNISIA;

AICHI VIRUS;

SEWAGE;

EID: 77957092804     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-010-0744-7     Document Type: Article

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