Analysis of influenza A H3N2 strains isolated in England during 1995-1996 using polymerase chain reaction restriction

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-241

  Ellis, J S ^a   Sadler, C J ^a   Laidler, P ^a   Rebelo De Andrade, H ^b   Zambon, M C ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

haemagglutinin; influenza; molecular epidemiology; restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DOGS; ENGLAND; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MACACA MULATTA; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, VIRAL; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WALES;

INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; THESSALONIKI;

EID: 1842295129     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199703)51:3<234::AID-JMV16>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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