Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of human influenza A viruses in three consecutive seasons with different epidemiological profiles

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-116

  Pariani, Elena ^a   Frati, E R ^a   Amendola, A ^a   Zappa, A ^a   Bianchi, S ^a   Colzani, D ^a   Canuti, M ^a   Brambilla, D ^a   Zanetti, A ^a,b   Tanzi, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CIRI IV   (Italy)

Author keywords

Influenza A viruses; Molecular characterization; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 70449737938     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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