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Genetic heterogeneity and recombination in type-3 human astroviruses.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2015
Medici Maria Cristina, Tummolo Fabio, Martella Vito, Banyai Krisztián, Bonerba Elisabetta, Chezzi Carlo, Arcangeletti Maria Cristina, De Conto Flora, Calderaro Adriana
Abstract excerpt
Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are important enteric pathogens and can be classified genetically and antigenically into eight types. During molecular surveillance for HAstVs in Italy, sequence analysis of the diagnostic region C (about 400 nucleotide in length), located on the capsid (ORF2) gene, identified a novel type-3 strain. Upon sequencing of the full-length ORF2, the type-3 HAstV strain was characterized as a...
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