Publication Date:
2015-10-02
Description:
Article Rotaviruses cause life-threatening gastroenteritis in children and have been shown to have variations in glycan recognition from genetic alterations. Here, the authors use X-ray crystallography to indicate that these alterations can change the specificity of the virus from cows to infant humans. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms9346 Authors: Liya Hu, Sasirekha Ramani, Rita Czako, Banumathi Sankaran, Ying Yu, David F. Smith, Richard D. Cummings, Mary K. Estes, B. V. Venkataram Prasad
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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