Phylogenetic analysis of rubella virus isolated during a period of epidemic transmission in Italy, 1991-1997

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1587-1597

  Zheng, Du Ping ^a,c   Zhu, Hong ^a,d   Revello, Maria G ^b   Gerna, Giuseppe ^b   Frey, Teryl K ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038244849     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374972     Document Type: Article

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