title: Molecular epidemiology of adenovirus type 8 (Ad 8) in Taiwan: four subtypes recovered during the period of 1980-1981 from patients with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.
abstract: Adenovirus type 8 (Ad 8) has been the major and important causative agent of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). By enzymatic cleavage analysis with five endonucleases, PstI, HindIII, BamHI, SalI and SstI, 27 out of 149 Ad 8 isolates recovered from patients with EKC during the period from July, 1980 to July, 1981 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were studied. By cleavage patterns, 27 Ad 8 isolates in Kaohsiung were classified into four subtypes which were found to be different from the subtypes (Ad 8A, Ad 8B) prevalent in Sapporo (1).
mesh_terms: D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes