Identification of a novel astrovirus from intestinal tissue of a donkey foal with severe diarrhea in China.
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SUBMITTER: Tian FJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559086 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
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Identification of a novel astrovirus from intestinal tissue of a donkey foal with severe diarrhea in China.
Tian Feng-Juan FJ Li Jing J Tu Qi-Hang QH Xu Shan S Liu Wen-Li WL Li Yang Y Bai Yu Y Yu Jie J Liu Wen-Hua WH Xiao Yue-Qiang YQ Ren Hui-Ying HY Tong Yi-Gang YG
Zoological research 20230901 5
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