Complete Genome Sequences of Two Astrovirus MLB1 Strains from Bhutanese Children with Diarrhea

Overview

Journal Genome Announc

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Date 2013 Jul 27

PMID 23887913

Citations 7

Authors

Takashi Matsumoto

Sonam Wangchuk

Kinlay Tshering

Takaaki Yahiro

Sangay Zangmo

Tshering Dorji

Karchung Tshering

Marcelo Takahiro Mitui

Akira Nishizono

Kamruddin Ahmed

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Abstract

In addition to the eight genotypes of classic human astroviruses, seven new genotypes have been reported from two novel clades, MLB and VA. However, the epidemiology of these highly diverse astroviruses remains largely unknown. We report here the complete genome sequences of two MLB1 strains from Bhutanese children with diarrhea.

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