Identification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtypes B and F, B/F recombinant and dual infection with these subtypes in Argentina

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-242

  Fernández Medina, R Daniela ^a,b   Jansson, Marianne ^a   Rabinovich, Roberto D ^b   Libonatti, Osvaldo ^b   Wigzell, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGENTINA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENE PRODUCTS, GAG; HIV ANTIGENS; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0344117542     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950163509     Document Type: Article

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