Article
Lineage diversification and recombination in type-4 human astroviruses.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2013
Martella Vito, Medici Maria C, Terio Valentina, Catella Cristiana, Bozzo Giancarlo, Tummolo Fabio, Calderaro Adriana, Bonura Floriana, Di Franco Marzia, Bányai Krisztiàn, Giammanco Giovanni M, De Grazia Simona
Abstract excerpt
Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are important enteric pathogens and can be classified genetically and antigenically into eight types. During surveillance of HAstVs in Italy, type-4 HAstVs were detected only sporadically and found to cluster into two distinct genetic groups. Upon sequence analysis of the 3' end of the polymerase gene (ORF1b) and of the full-length ORF2, the 2008 type-4 HAstV strains were characterised...
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