Genomic analysis of two GB virus A variants isolated from captive monkeys

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-45

  Erker, James C ^a   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Leary, Thomas P ^a   Chalmers, Michelle L ^a   Montes, Carla C ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FLAVIVIRUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS A; HEPATITIS VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS A; PRIMATES; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031974914     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-1-41     Document Type: Article

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