by | Oct 22, 2019 | Finkbeiner, Stacy, Virgin, Herbert, Wang, David, Zhao, Guoyan
— Technology Description
A team of researchers at Washington University and the Centers for Disease Control discovered, sequenced and patented a novel human astrovirus that can cause encephalitis and gastroenteritis (non-etiologic diarrhea), offering a path to detection and diagnostics.
The virus (…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Loh, Joy, Stappenbeck, Thaddeus, Thackray, Larissa, Virgin, Herbert, Wang, David, Yokoyama, Christine, Zhao, Guoyan
— Background: Mice are critical animal models for scientists investigating both basic and applied research principles. Several novel murine astroviruses have been identified in mouse facility at Washington University School of Medicine. Astroviruses are RNA viruses often associated with gastrointestin…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Loh, Joy, Stappenbeck, Thaddeus, Thackray, Larissa, Virgin, Herbert, Wang, David, Yokoyama, Christine, Zhao, Guoyan
— Background: Mice are critical animal models for scientists investigating both basic and applied research principles. Several novel murine astroviruses have been identified in mouse facility at Washington University School of Medicine. Astroviruses are RNA viruses often associated with gastrointestin…