Isolation of a GB virus-related genome from a chimpanzee

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-51

  Birkenmeyer, Larry G ^a   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Muerhoff, A Scott ^a   Leary, Thomas P ^a   Simons, John N ^a   Montes, Carla C ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; GB virus; HCV

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHIMPANZEE; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; FLAVIVIRIDAE; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS A; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS B; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0031852408     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199809)56:1<44::AID-JMV8>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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