Genetic analysis of the capsid region of human astrovirus serotype 3 isolated in Japan.
The total capsid region of astrovirus serotype 3 was analyzed using five isolates including four from Japan and one from the United Kingdom. The nucleic acid and deduced amino acid sequences in the region were homologous (over 97%). However, the sequences of serotype 3 were different from those of serotypes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, especially in the C terminus.
Kakizawa
J
J
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Ushijima
H
H
Wen
L
L
Ikeda
Y
Y
Oseto
M
M
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012703:Serotyping