Is there an optimal genetic target for molecular analysis of hepatitis B virus transmission?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3051-

  Cowie, Benjamin C ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; EVOLUTION; GAMBIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GENE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS S GENE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENES, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33747177364     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01014-06     Document Type: Letter

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