Hepatitis B virus genotypes circulating in Brazil: Molecular characterization of genotype F isolates

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mello, Francisco C A ^a   Souto, Francisco J D ^b   Nabuco, Leticia C ^c   Villela Nogueira, Cristiane A ^c   Coelho, Henrique Sergio M ^c   Franz, Helena Cristina F ^d   Saraiva, Joao Carlos P ^e   Virgolino, Helaine A ^f   Motta Castro, Ana Rita C ^g   Melo, Mabel M M ^h   Martins, Regina M B ⁱ   Gomes, Selma A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^e Laboratorio de Testes de Acidos Nucleicos   (Brazil)

^f Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Amazonas LACEN AM   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^h Laboratório Central da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS ISOLATION; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 38849095133     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-7-103     Document Type: Article

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