Analysis of the envelope (E) protein gene of tick-borne encephalitis viruses isolated in South Korea

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Yun, Seok Min ^a   Kim, Su Yeon ^a   Han, Myung Guk ^a   Jeong, Young Eui ^a   Yong, Tai Soon ^b   Lee, Chan Hee ^c   Ju, Young Ran ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Envelope protein; Korean isolates; Phylogenetic analysis; Sequence analysis; Tick borne encephalitis virus; Western subtype

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; SOUTH KOREA; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; KOREA; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

RODENTIA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS GROUP;

EID: 68049143205     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0085     Document Type: Article

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