Phylogenetic analysis of the first complete hepatitis E virus (HEV) genome from Africa

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Van Cuyck, Hélène ^a   Juge, François ^b   Roques, Pierre ^c,d  

^a NATO   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

^c CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatitis E virus; Hepatitis E virus genome sequence; Phylogenetic analysis; Recombination

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS RECOMBINATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 0242643591     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(03)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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