| detection and characterization of avastrovirus associated with diarrhea isolated from minks in china. | astroviruses are becoming a growing concern in veterinary and public health. many astrovirus species are associated with enteric diseases have been described in both mammalian and avian hosts. in the present study, 23 fecal samples from diarrheic minks were collected in liaoning and shandong province, and an investigation of astrovirus was performed using biochemical methods and rt-pcr assay with specific primers. a total of four mink astroviral isolates were detected from sick minks with diarrh ... | 2014 | 24915926 |