title: Genetic analysis of the capsid region of human astrovirus serotype 3 isolated in Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kakizawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oseto
mesh_terms: 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