New complex recombinant genotype of hepatitis B virus identified in Vietnam

Journal of Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5657-5663

  Huy, Tran Thien Tuan ^a   Trinh, Thi Ngoc ^b   Abe, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT GENE; VIET NAM; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIETNAM;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 43949090856     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02556-07     Document Type: Article

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