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Astrovirus

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Astrovirus /As·tro·vi·rus/ (as´tro-vi″rus) an unofficial name for a group of RNA viruses with a single-stranded genome about the same size as that of the picornaviruses; they cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals and hepatitis in ducklings.
astrovirus /as·tro·vi·rus/ (as´tro-vi″rus) any virus belonging to the group Astrovirus.
Astrovirus
a genus in the family Astroviridae; small, nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA virus associated with enteric infections in several species including cattle, sheep and dogs. In negatively stained electron micrographs virions have a characterisitic starlike staining pattern that gives the name to the genus.


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The specimens were tested for rotavirus by using a commercially available ELISA kit (IDEIA Rotavirus; DAKO, Glostrup, Denmark), and PCR and reverse transcription PCR (5) were used to screen for other common enteric viruses, including norovirus, sapovirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus.
Stephen Michielsen, associate professor in the school's College of Textiles, the nano-coating inactivates most viruses (influenza, RSV, astrovirus, vaccinia) and kills bacteria (including Staph, MRSA) when exposed to visible light.
 
 
 
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