Molecular characterization and sequence analysis of the 2B region of Aichivirus C strains in Japan and Thailand

• Main Authors: Okitsu S., Khamrin P., Thongprachum A., Kalesaran A.F.C., Takanashi S., Shimizu H., Maneekarn N., Mizuguchi M., Hayakawa S., Ushijima H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901754593&partnerID=40&md5=1c66f5f6f505405b13dbbaa0b2013b67; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1745
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Aichivirus C is the third species in the genus Kobuvirus, family Picornaviridae, and the virus is circulating in pigs worldwide. Aichivirus A in humans and Aichivirus B in cows have been shown to associate with diarrheal diseases, however, the pathogenesis of Aichivirus C has not been demonstrated c...