African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Review

Novel human astroviruses (HAstVs) identified recently

Man-Qing Liu
  • Man-Qing Liu
  • Department of Virology, Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan 430015, China.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 27 June 2014
  •  Published: 16 July 2014

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