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Multiple astrovirus MLB1, MLB2, VA2 clades, and classic human astrovirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2016
Khamrin Pattara, Thongprachum Aksara, Okitsu Shoko, Hayakawa Satoshi, Maneekarn Niwat, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the genetic variability of astroviruses in children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan in 2012 to 2013. A total of 330 fecal specimens collected from children with diarrhea were tested for astroviruses using RT-PCR and nucleotide sequencing techniques. Among the tested specimens, 54 (16.4%) were positive for astrovirus. Three different phylogenetic clades were detected. MLB was the most...
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