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Molecular characterization and sequence analysis of human astroviruses circulating in Hungary.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 28 Nov 2003
Jakab Ferenc, Walter Jolan E, Berke Tamas, Matson David O, Mitchell Douglas K, Szucs György
Abstract excerpt
Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are major pathogens in viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Twenty-five HAstV strains were detected from stool specimens of children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in Budapest, Hungary, between 1995 and 1999. Sequence analysis was performed at the 3' end of the capsid gene to determine genotypic diversity of HAstVs circulating in Hungary. Five different genotypes of HAstVs were...
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