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Gut contents of nude and normal mice were examined by electron microscopy in association with an outbreak of diarrhea in a colony of nude mice. Virus-like particles with a morphology consistent with previous descriptions of astroviruses of other species were demonstrated in a high percentage of the animals.
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Kjeldsberg, E., Hem, A. Detection of astroviruses in gut contents of nude and normal mice. Archives of Virology 84, 135–140 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01310560
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