Reassortment between human A(H3N2) viruses is an important evolutionary mechanism

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 44-46, 2006, Pages 6683-6690

  Schweiger, B ^a   Bruns, L ^a   Meixenberger, K ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Influenza A(H3N2) virus; Reassortment, Evolution; Whole genome analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EVOLUTION; GENES, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; PHYLOGENY; REASSORTANT VIRUSES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33846193733     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.105     Document Type: Article

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