Open AccessMolecular Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Infants in Wuhan, China
Author(s) -
ManQing Liu,
Beifang Yang,
Jinsong Peng,
DunJin Zhou,
Li Tang,
Bin Wang,
Yu Liu,
Shi-Hong Sun,
WenZhe Ho
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00010-07
Subject(s) - astrovirus , molecular epidemiology , genotyping , epidemiology , genotype , virology , diarrhea , biology , virus , medicine , rotavirus , genetics , gene
We report the molecular epidemiology of astrovirus infection in 335 infants with diarrhea in Wuhan City, China. Astrovirus RNA was detected in the stool specimens of 33 children (9.87%). Genotyping analysis indicated that 23 out of 24 astroviruses identified were classified as belonging to genotype 1, with highest identity (>98%) to a Mongolian strain.
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