Recent advances in Hepatitis e Virus

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-161

  Meng, X J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal reservoirs; Avian HEV; Genotypes; Hepatitis E virus; Swine HEV; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; VIRION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DEER; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HERPESTIDAE; HUMANS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RABBITS; SWINE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 75149174240     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01257.x     Document Type: Review

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