Detection of astroviruses in gut contents of nude and normal mice. Brief report.
Gut contents of nude and normal mice were examined by electron microscopy in association with an outbreak of diarrhea in a colony of nude mice. Virus-like particles with a morphology consistent with previous descriptions of astroviruses of other species were demonstrated in a high percentage of the animals.
D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude / Q000382:microbiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014713:Viruses, Unclassified / Q000302:isolation & purification*