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SUBMITTER: Toffan A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7126621 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Toffan Anna A Jonassen Christine Monceyron CM De Battisti Cristian C Schiavon Eliana E Kofstad Tone T Capua Ilaria I Cattoli Giovanni G
Veterinary microbiology 20090504 1-2
Astroviruses have been described in several animals species frequently associated with diarrhoea, especially in young animals. In dogs, astrovirus-like particles have been observed sporadically and very little is known about their epidemiology and characteristics. In this paper, we describe the detection of astrovirus-like particles in symptomatic puppies. Furthermore, for the first time in this species, the presumptive identification made by electron microscopy was confirmed by genetic analysis ...[more]