Prevalence of murine norovirus infection in Korean laboratory animal facilities

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 687-691

  Kim, Jong Rhan ^a,b   Seok, Seung Hyeok ^a   Kim, Dong Jae ^a   Baek, Min Won ^a   Na, Yi Rang ^a   Han, Ju Hee ^a   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   Park, Jae Hak ^a   Turner, Patricia V ^c   Chung, Doo Hyun ^b   Kang, Byeong Cheol ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetically modified mouse; Korea; Murine norovirus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NOROVIRUS; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASE; SOUTH KOREA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; NOROVIRUS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RODENT DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MURINE NOROVIRUS; MUS;

EID: 79958056091     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0226     Document Type: Note

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