Re-mapping the molecular features of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Brazilian sequences using a bioinformatics unit established in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, to give support to the viral epidemiology studies

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-139

  De Queiroz, Artur Trancoso Lopo ^b   Mota Miranda, Aline Cristina Andrade ^b   De Oliveira, Tulio ^c   Moreau, Domingos Ramon ^a   Urpia, Caroline De Carvalho ^a   Carvalho, Chandra Mara ^a   Galvão Castro, Bernardo ^b   Alcantara Jr , Luiz Carlos ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1; Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 34047218619     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000005     Document Type: Article

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