Identification of a single genotype of hepatitis G virus by comparison of one complete genome from a healthy carrier with eight from patients with hepatitis

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3247-3253

  Wang, Hai Lin ^a   Hou, Yun De ^a   Jin, Dong Yan ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030829922     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-12-3247     Document Type: Article

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