Genotype 3 hepatitis E virus existed among swine groups in 4 geographically far regions in China

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 193-195

  Zhang, Wen ^a,b   Yang, Shixing ^a   Shen, Quan ^a   Huang, Fen ^a   Shan, Tongling ^a   Yang, Zhibiao ^a   Cui, Li ^a   Zhu, Jianguo ^a   Hua, Xiuguo ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SWINE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 71549173101     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.06.037     Document Type: Letter

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