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. 1982 Oct;16(4):724–726. doi: 10.1128/jcm.16.4.724-726.1982

Detection of a Rotavirus-Like Agent Associated with Diarrhea in an Infant

Suzanne M Rodger 1, Ruth F Bishop 2, Ian H Holmes 1
PMCID: PMC272453  PMID: 6296194

Abstract

A rotavirus-like agent was detected in the feces of a child with diarrhea. Although morphologically indistinguishable from rotavirus, the agent was serologically distinct, and electrophoresis of its nucleic acid also showed that it was dissimilar.

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