A new HCV genotype 6 subtype designated 6v was confirmed with three complete genome sequences

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-199

  Wang, Yizhong ^a   Xia, Xueshan ^b   Li, Chunhua ^c   Maneekarn, Niwat ^d   Xia, Wenjie ^e   Zhao, Wenhua ^f   Feng, Yue ^b   Kung, Hsiang Fu ^a,g   Fu, Yongshui ^e   Lu, Ling ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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

^d Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^e Guangzhou Blood Center   (China)

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

^g SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Genotype; HCV; HCV subtype 6v; Sequence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND; VIRUS GENE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SERUM; THAILAND;

EID: 60749124401     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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