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. 1991 Oct;107(2):405-10.
doi: 10.1017/s0950268800049049.

A dot-blot hybridization procedure for the detection of astrovirus in stool samples

M M Willcocks  1 , M J Carter, J G Silcock, C R Madeley
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A dot-blot hybridization procedure for the detection of astrovirus in stool samples

M M Willcocks et al. Epidemiol Infect. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

We have developed a nucleic acid dot-blot hybridization test for the detection of astroviruses in stool samples. The test was not as sensitive as electron microscopy for the detection of low numbers of well preserved astrovirus particles, but was able to identify astroviruses in stools containing particles of indistinct morphology. In total, this procedure identified astroviruses in more samples than did electron microscopy, and the data indicate that the incidence of astroviruses may be substantially underestimated.

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