High proportion of subgroup A′ (genotype A) among Brazilian Isolates of Hepatitis B virus

Archives of Virology

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1383-1395

  Araujo, N M ^a   Mello, F C A ^a   Yoshida, C F T ^a   Niel, C ^a   Gomes, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; SUBGROUP A;

EID: 3142733825     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-003-0269-4     Document Type: Article

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