Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of human astrovirus in South Korea from 2002 to 2007

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 404-408

  Jeong, A Y ^a   Jeong, H S ^a   Jo, M Y ^a   Jung, S Y ^a   Lee, M S ^a   Lee, J S ^a   Jee, Y M ^a   Kim, J H ^b   Cheon, D S ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Epidemiology; Gastroenteritis; Genotype

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; ASTROVIRUS INFECTION; FECES CULTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS; LABORATORY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ASTROVIRIDAE; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS;

EID: 79751520996     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03263.x     Document Type: Article

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