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Prevalence and Molecular Genotyping of Noroviruses in Market Oysters, Mussels, and Cockles in Bangkok, Thailand.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Jun 2016
Kittigul Leera, Thamjaroen Anyarat, Chiawchan Suwat, Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr Porntip, Pombubpa Kannika, Diraphat Pornphan
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis associated with bivalve shellfish consumption. This study aimed to detect and characterize noroviruses in three bivalve shellfish species: oysters (Saccostrea forskali), cockles (Anadara nodifera), and mussels (Perna viridis). The virus concentration procedure (adsorption-twice elution-extraction) and a molecular method were employed to identify...
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