Serological studies confirm the novel astrovirus HMOAstV-C as a highly prevalent human infectious agent.

Molecular identification of a microbe is the first step in determining its prevalence of infection and pathogenic potential. Detection of specific adaptive immune responses can provide insights into whether a microbe is a human infectious agent and its epidemiology. Here we characterized human anti-...

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Main Authors: Peter D Burbelo, Kathryn H Ching, Frank Esper, Michael J Iadarola, Eric Delwart, W Ian Lipkin, Amit Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3150362?pdf=render