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

• Main Authors: Shoko Okitsu, Pattara Khamrin, Aksara Thongprachum, Angela F.C. Kalesaran, Sayaka Takanashi, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Niwat Maneekarn, Masashi Mizuguchi, Satoshi Hayakawa, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84901754593&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53155
• 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...