Detection of hepatitis G virus (GB virus C) RNA in human saliva

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 973-975

  Chen, Margaret ^a   Sönnerborg, Anders ^a   Johansson, Bo ^a   Sällberg, Matti ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 1842290941     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.973-975.1997     Document Type: Article

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