Phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis D viruses indicating a new genotype I subgroup among African isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3023-3030

  Zhang, Yong Yuan ^a   Tsega, Edemariam ^b,c   Hansson, Bengt Goran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MORTALITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; SOMALIA;

EID: 0010461998     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3023-3030.1996     Document Type: Article

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