Identification of novel human hepatitis E virus (HEV) isolates and determination of the seroprevalence of HEV in Korea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3042-3048

  Ahn, Jeong Min ^a   Kang, Sang Gyun ^a   Lee, Deog Yong ^a   Shin, Sung Jae ^a   Yoo, Han Sang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PURIFICATION; RURAL AREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; VIREMIA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 22144463881     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3042-3048.2005     Document Type: Article

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