Molecular characterization of norovirus GII strains identified in Albania

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 731-736

  Donia, Domenica ^a   Cenko, Fabian ^b   Divizia, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Ministry of Health   (Albania)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Molecular characterization; Polymerase chain reaction; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS GENOGROUP II; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS STRAIN;

ALBANIA; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOROVIRUS; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84873975073     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23488     Document Type: Article

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