title: Molecular characterization of human astroviruses in Germany.
abstract: The molecular epidemiology of human astroviruses (HAstV) was studied using fecal specimens from different regions in Germany during 1998/99 by RT-PCR and sequencing of ORF2 amplicons. HAstV of genotypes 1-4 were found to cocirculate in Germany. The complete sequence of one isolate representing genogroup 3 (putative serotype 3) was determined.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schreier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010641:Phenotype; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral