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Molecular characterization of a novel recombinant strain of human astrovirus associated with gastroenteritis in children

✍ Scribed by J. E. Walter; J. Briggs; M. L. Guerrero; D. O. Matson; L. K. Pickering; G. Ruiz-Palacios; T. Berke; D. K. Mitchell

Publisher: Springer Vienna
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 191 KB
Volume: 146
Category: Article
ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI: 10.1007/s007050170008

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