Phylogenetic analysis of GB virus C: Comparison of isolates from Africa, North America, and Taiwan

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 410-413

  Kao, Jia Horng ^a   Chen, Pci Jer ^a   Hsiang, Sheng Chun ^a   Chen, Wendy ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0029894457     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.2.410     Document Type: Article

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