Hepatitis G virus genotypes in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands: A possible new Pacific type identified

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 952-956

  Mison, Lm ^a   Hyland, Ca ^a   Poidinger, M ^b   Borthwick, Ia ^c   Faoagali, J ^d   Aeno, U ^e   Gowans, Ej ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Port Moresby General Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

5' Untranslated region; GB virus C; Genotype; Hepatitis G virus; Phylogenetic tree; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOLOMON ISLANDS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0033799141     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02225.x     Document Type: Article

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