Detection and characterization of new influenza B virus variants in 2002

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2345-2349

  Chi, X Sherry ^a   Hu, Aizhong ^a   Bolar, Trentice V ^a   Al Rimawi, Wafa ^a   Zhao, Ping ^a   Tam, John S ^a   Rappaport, Ruth ^a   Cheng, Sheau Mei ^a  

^a WYETH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEW YORK; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

INFLUENZA B VIRUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 18544377877     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2345-2349.2005     Document Type: Article

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