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Strain-dependent norovirus bioaccumulation in oysters.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 May 2011
Maalouf Haifa, Schaeffer Julien, Parnaudeau Sylvain, Le Pendu Jacques, Atmar Robert L, Crawford Sue E, Le Guyader Françoise S
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are the main agents of gastroenteritis in humans and the primary pathogens of shellfish-related outbreaks. Some NoV strains bind to shellfish tissues by using carbohydrate structures similar to their human ligands, leading to the hypothesis that such ligands may influence bioaccumulation. This study compares the bioaccumulation efficiencies and tissue distributions in oysters (Crassostrea...
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