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Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis of the Diversity of Human Noroviruses in Japanese Oysters.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Aug 2017
Imamura Saiki, Kanezashi Hiromi, Goshima Tomoko, Haruna Mika, Okada Tsukasa, Inagaki Nobuya, Uema Masashi, Noda Mamoru, Akimoto Keiko
Abstract excerpt
To obtain detailed information on the diversity of infectious norovirus in oysters (Crossostrea gigas), oysters obtained from fish producers at six different sites (sites A, B, C, D, E, and F) in Japan were analyzed once a month during the period spanning October 2015-February 2016. To avoid false-positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results derived from noninfectious virus particles, samples were pretreated...
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