Erratum to "Novel approach to differentiate subclades of varicella-zoster virus genotypes E1 and E2 in Germany" [Virus Res. 145 (2) (2009) 347-349] (DOI:10.1016/j.virusres.2009.08.003);Novel approach to differentiate subclades of varicella-zoster virus genotypes E1 and E2 in Germany

Virus Research

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 347-349

  Schmidt Chanasit, Jonas ^a   Ölschläger, Stephan ^a   Bialonski, Alexandra ^a   Heinemann, Patrick ^a   Bleymehl, Karoline ^b   Gross, Gerd ^c   Günther, Stephan ^a   Ulrich, Rainer G ^d   Doerr, Hans Wilhelm ^b  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotype; Germany; Recombination; Subclade; Varicella zoster virus; VZV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRAL GENETICS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

AGED; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 70349233734     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2009.10.001     Document Type: Erratum

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