A study of adenovirus gastroenteritis in the Tokyo area

H Ushijima; Y Eshita; K Araki; T Shinozaki; T Togo; Y Matsunaga

doi:10.1007/BF00442621

A study of adenovirus gastroenteritis in the Tokyo area

Eur J Pediatr. 1988 Jan;147(1):90-2. doi: 10.1007/BF00442621.

Authors

H Ushijima¹, Y Eshita, K Araki, T Shinozaki, T Togo, Y Matsunaga

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Parasitology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 2828067
DOI: 10.1007/BF00442621

Abstract

Probable serotypes of faecal adenoviruses 40, 41, 31, 2 and 1 were found in the Tokyo area by rapid DNA restriction endonuclease analyses directly of stool specimens or after primary culture in Graham 293 cells. Some variations were found in both adenoviruses 40 and 41 by this method.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adenoviridae / classification*
DNA Restriction Enzymes
Electrophoresis
Feces / microbiology
Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
Humans
Japan
Serotyping

Substances

DNA Restriction Enzymes