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Genetic characterisation of adenovirus type 8 isolated in Hiroshima city over a 15 year period.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Feb 2003
Adhikary A K, Numaga J, Kaburaki T, Kawashima H, Araie M, Ikeda Y, Ogino T, Suzuki E, Ushijima H, Mukoyama A, Matsuno S, Inada T, Okabe N
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the genetic differences among the strains of adenovirus type 8 (Ad8) circulating in Hiroshima city, Japan, and to study their circulation pattern. METHODS: One hundred and twenty nine strains of adenovirus type 8 (Ad8) were isolated in Hiroshima City over a 15 year period (1983-97) from patients with keratoconjunctivitis, and analysed with six restriction enzymes-BamHI, HindIII, PstI, SacI,...
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