A hepatitis E virus variant from the United States: Molecular characterization and transmission in cynomolgus macaques

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 681-690

  Erker, James C ^a   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Schlauder, George G ^a   Dawson, George J ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MACACA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033059170     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-3-681     Document Type: Article

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