A novel HBV recombinant (genotype I) similar to Vietnam/Laos in a primitive tribe in eastern India

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 501-510

  Arankalle, V A ^a   Gandhe, S S ^a   Borkakoty, B J ^b   Walimbe, A M ^a   Biswas, D ^b   Mahanta, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

^b REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Genotype I; HBV; India; Primitive tribe; Recombinant

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; LAOS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VIET NAM; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POPULATION GROUP; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

VIRUS DNA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GROUPS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 77953576504     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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