Coexistence of subtypes B, F, and a B/F env recombinant of HIV type 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 1651-1654

  Marquina, Silvia ^a   Leitner, Thomas ^b   Rabinovich, Roberto D ^a   Benetucci, Jorge ^c   Libonatti, Osvaldo ^a   Albert, Jan ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c HOSPITAL F J MUÑIZ   (Argentina)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ENVELOPE GENE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 0030476615     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.1996.12.1651     Document Type: Article

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