Classification of hepatitis C virus variants in six major types based on analysis of the envelope 1 and nonstructural 5B genome regions and complete polyprotein sequences

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-51

  De Lamballerie, Xavier ^a   Charrel, Remi N ^a   Attoui, Houssam ^a   De Micco, Philippe ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS GENOME;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0031025068     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-1-45     Document Type: Article

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