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Genotyping and quantitation of noroviruses in oysters from two distinct sea areas in Japan.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2007
Nishida Tomoko, Nishio Osamu, Kato Masahiko, Chuma Takehisa, Kato Hirotomo, Iwata Hiroyuki, Kimura Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NV) is a causative agent of acute gastroenteritis in humans, and shellfishes including oysters act as major vehicles of the virus. To investigate the genetic characteristics of NVs, we collected 1,512 oysters for raw consumption between October 2002 and March 2005 from two distinct are...
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