| complete genome sequence of a highly divergent astrovirus isolated from a child with acute diarrhea. | astroviruses infect a variety of mammals and birds and are causative agents of diarrhea in humans and other animal hosts. we have previously described the identification of several sequence fragments with limited sequence identity to known astroviruses in a stool specimen obtained from a child with acute diarrhea, suggesting that a novel virus was present. | 2008 | 18854035 |
| detection of newly described astrovirus mlb1 in stool samples from children. | the prevalence of the recently identified astrovirus mlb1 in a cohort of children with diarrhea in st. louis, missouri, usa, was defined by reverse transcription-pcr. of 254 stool specimens collected in 2008, 4 were positive for astrovirus mlb1. these results show that astrovirus mlb1 is circulating in north america. | 2009 | 19239759 |
| human stool contains a previously unrecognized diversity of novel astroviruses. | human astroviruses are a leading cause of gastrointestinal disease. since their discovery in 1975, 8 closely related serotypes have been described in humans, and more recently, two new astrovirus species, astrovirus mlb1 and astrovirus va1, were identified in diarrhea patients. in this study, we used consensus astrovirus primers targeting the rna polymerase to define the diversity of astroviruses present in pediatric patients with diarrhea on two continents. from 416 stool specimens comprising t ... | 2009 | 19814825 |
| detection of newly described astrovirus mlb1 in stool samples from children. | | 2010 | 20031079 |
| Astrovirus MLB1 Is Not Associated with Diarrhea in a Cohort of Indian Children. | Astroviruses are a known cause of human diarrhea. Recently the highly divergent astrovirus MLB1 (MLB1) was identified in a stool sample from a patient with diarrhea. It has subsequently been detected in stool from individuals with and without diarrhea. To determine whether MLB1 is associated with diarrhea, we conducted a case control study of MLB1. In parallel, the prevalence of the classic human astroviruses (HAstVs) was also determined in the same case control cohort. 400 cases and 400 paired ... | 2011 | 22174853 |