Genomic characterization of a novel HIV Type 1 B/G intersubtype recombinant strain from an injecting drug user in Germany

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 654-660

  Harris, Barbara ^a   Von Truchsess, Inge ^b   Schätzl, Hermann M ^b   Devare, Sushil G ^a   Hackett Jr , John ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENOME, VIRAL; GERMANY; HIV-1; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 23444457383     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2005.21.654     Document Type: Article

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