Detection of sequences of TT virus, a novel DNA virus, in German patients

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2761-2764

  Höhne, Marina ^a   Berg, Thomas ^b   Müller, Andrea R ^b   Schreier, Eckart ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA VIRUS; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

DNA VIRUSES; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS; TT VIRUS;

EID: 0031736034     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-11-2761     Document Type: Article

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