title: An outbreak of respiratory disease due to a type 5 adenovirus identified as genome type 5a.
abstract: A cluster of adenovirus type 5-caused acute respiratory diseases was observed in Prague in the autumn-winter season of 1978/79. An analysis of viral DNA by sequence-specific restriction enzymes in two out of 39 isolates revealed that these isolates, identical to each other, were clearly distinct from adenovirus type 5 prototype strain. The designation "adenovirus genome type 5a" is suggested for these isolates.
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral