Complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of HCV isolates from China reveals a new subtype, designated 6u

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1740-1746

  Xia, Xueshan ^a   Zhao, Wenhua ^b,c   Kok, Keng Tee ^d   Feng, Yue ^a   Takebe, Yutaka ^d   Li, Qihan ^b   Pybus, Oliver G ^e   Lu, Ling ^f,g  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^c Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Virus Diseases Laboratory   (China)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; HCV; Sequence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG USE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MONOPHYLY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 50849121728     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21287     Document Type: Article

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