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Molecular characterization of human adenoviruses isolated in Italy.
The new microbiologica - 1 Jul 2006
La Rosa Giuseppina, Muscillo Michele, Iaconelli Marcello, Di Grazia Antonio, Fontana Stefano, Sali Michela, De Carolis Elena, Cattani Paola, Manzara Stefania, Fadda Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
There is little information on the epidemiology of Human Adenoviruses (HAdVs) in Italy. In this study, 103 HAdV isolates, collected by the A. Gemelli Hospital (Catholic University Medical School of Rome, Italy) between 1987 and 2005, were genotyped by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis on a partial hexon gene region. Nine different serotypes belonging to all six HAdV species were identified. Serotype 2 was the...
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