Detection and genetic characterization of norovirus in oysters from China and Japan

• Main Authors: Tung Gia Phan, Pattara Khamrin, Miho Akiyama, Fumihiro Yagyu, Shoko Okitsu, Niwat Maneekarn, Osamu Nishio, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34548156488&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60889
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A total of 225 oysters from China and Japan were collected during October 2005 to September 2006 and were then tested for the presence of norovirus by RT-nested PCR. The detection rate of norovirus was different between China and Japan, accounting for 14.6% (19 of 130) and 25.3% (24 of 95), respecti...