Detection and genetic characterization of isolates of hepatitis E virus from pigs and human in Chungnam region of Korea

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-39

  Chae, Mi Kyung ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^a   Chu, Jiaqi ^a   Kim, Duck Hwan ^a   Han, Sang Yoo ^b   Park, Chang Sik ^a   Kim, Myung Cheol ^a   Jun, Moo Hyung ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatitis E virus; Human HEV; Nucleotide sequences; Swine HEV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; JAPAN; KOREA; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SWINE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE; SWINE HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 44849135180     PISSN: 15982467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4167/jbv.2006.36.1.31     Document Type: Article

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