Detection of a rotavirus-like agent associated with diarrhea in an infant.
A rotavirus-like agent was detected in the feces of a child with diarrhea. Although morphologically indistinguishable from rotavirus, the agent was serologically distinct, and electrophoresis of its nucleic acid also showed that it was dissimilar.
D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D012367:RNA, Viral