A novel varicella-zoster virus gE mutation discovered in two Swedish isolates

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-136

  Wirgart, Benita Zweygberg ^a,d   Estrada, Victor ^b   Jackson, Wallen ^b   Linde, Annika ^c,d   Grose, Charles ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein E; Mutation; Sequencing; Varicella zoster; Virus isolation; VZV

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLYCOPROTEIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; EMBRYO; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MUTATION; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 33748978820     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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