Phylogenetic analysis of human herpesvirus-8 in South Africa and identification of a novel subgroup

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2029-2038

  Alagiozoglou, L ^a   Sitas, F ^a   Morris, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; SUBGROUP A; SUBGROUP B;

EID: 0033880677     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-81-8-2029     Document Type: Article

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