Phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 transmission: Pol gene sequences are insufficient to clarify true relationships between patient isolates

AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2109-2113

  Stürmer, Martin ^a   Preiser, Wolfgang ^a   Gute, Peter ^b   Nisius, Gaby ^a   Doerr, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b HIV Speciality Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

C2V3 region; env gene; HIV 1 transmission; Phylogenetic analysis; pol gene; PR RT region

Indexed keywords

GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CONTACT TRACING; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENES, POL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 7744239046     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200411050-00002     Document Type: Note

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