Molecular epidemiology and sequencing of the G-L intergenic region of rabies viruses isolated in China

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-33

  Meng, Sheng Li ^a   Xu, Ge Lin ^a   Yan, Jia Xin ^a   Ming, Ping Gang ^a   Wu, Jie ^a   Yang, Xiao Ming ^a   Ming, He Tian ^b   Zhu, Feng Cai ^c   Zhou, Dun Jin ^d   Xiao, Qi You ^e   Dong, Guan Mu ^f  

^a Wuhan Institute of Biological Products   (China)

^b Fuyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^e Hunan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE CONTROL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS   (China)

Author keywords

China; G L intergenic region; Molecular epidemiology; Rabies virus

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; RABIES VACCINE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABIES VIRUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHINESE; DNA SEQUENCING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEIGHBOR JOINING METHOD; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; RABIES; VACCINATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 33847194540     PISSN: 10035125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-007-0058-4     Document Type: Article

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