Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus over four consecutive seasons in South Africa: Identification of new subgroup A and B genotypes

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2117-2124

  Venter, M ^a   Madhi, S A ^a   Tiemessen, C T ^a   Schoub, B D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0034852582     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-82-9-2117     Document Type: Article

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