Genetic variability among group A and group B respiratory syncytial viruses in a children's hospital

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3552-3557

  Coggins, Wanicha Buraphacheep ^a,c   Lefkowitz, Elliot J ^b   Sullender, Wayne M ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Roswell Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOSPONDIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ISOLATION;

PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0031753477     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3552-3557.1998     Document Type: Article

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