Phylogenetic analysis of the surface proteins of influenza a (H5N1) viruses isolated in asian and african populations

New Microbiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-403

  Babakir Mina, Muhammed ^a   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^b   Ciotti, Marco ^a   Marcuccilli, Fabio ^a   Balestra, Emanuela ^c   Dimonte, Salvatore ^a   Perno, Carlo Federico ^a   Aquaro, Stefano ^d  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flu pandemic; Genetic evolution; H5n1 surface antigens; H5n1 virus; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; NA PROTEIN, INFLUENZA A VIRUS; SIALIDASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASIAN; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEGRO; PHYLOGENY; VIROLOGY;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEURAMINIDASE; PHYLOGENY; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A;

EID: 74249115509     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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