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SUBMITTER: Choi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4155196 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Sarah S Lim Seong-In SI Kim Yong Kwan YK Cho Yoon-Young YY Song Jae-Young JY An Dong-Jun DJ
The Journal of veterinary medical science 20140501 8
Astroviruses and kobuviruses are frequently found in mammalian feces, including that of humans. The present study examined fecal samples from 91 Korean dogs suffering from diarrhea. Canine astroviruses (CAstVs) and canine kobuviruses (CKoVs) were identified in 2 (2.1%) and 46 (50.6%) dogs, respectively. Nucleotide sequence analysis coupled with phylogenetic analysis using the neighbor-joining method showed that CAstVs clustered into four genetically diverse groups. Two Korean CAstVs belonged to ...[more]