The sequence and genomic organization of a GB virus A variant isolated from captive tamarins

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2307-2313

  Leary, Thomas P ^a   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Erker, James C ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; PROTEINASE; VIRUS ENZYME; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS VIRUS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; VIRUS GENOME;

FLAVIVIRIDAE; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS A; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS B;

EID: 0030963747     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-9-2307     Document Type: Article

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