The sequence and phylogenetic analysis of a novel hepatitis E virus isolated from a patient with acute hepatitis reported in the United States

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 447-456

  Schlauder, George G ^a   Dawson, George J ^a   Erker, James C ^a   Kwo, Paul Y ^b   Knigge, Mark F ^a   Smalley, David L ^c   Rosenblatt, Jon E ^d   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031905468     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-3-447     Document Type: Article

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