title: Presence of human enteric viruses in the stools of healthy Malawian 6-month-old infants.
abstract: The acquisition of intestinal microbiota is essential for infants who are also in close contact with intestinal viruses. We assayed the presence of human enteric viruses in the faeces of 44 healthy breast-fed 6-month-old infants from rural Malawi. Half of the infants tested harboured enteroviruses, although the infants had no gastric symptoms, suggesting a viral community mainly composed of human asymptomatic enteroviruses.
authors.affiliation: *Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, Turku, Finland †Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain ‡School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland §Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University, Blantyre, Malawi ||Department of International Health, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Díaz
authors.forename: Laia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mira-Pascual
authors.forename: Maria Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Collado
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hyöty
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mangani
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maleta
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ashorn
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salminen
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008295:Malawi; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral