Phylogenetic analysis of avian hepatitis E virus samples from European and Australian chicken flocks supports the existence of a different genus within the Hepeviridae comprising at least three different genotypes

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Marek, A ^a   Bilic, I ^a   Prokofieva, I ^a   Hess, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Big liver and spleen disease; Capsid; Chicken; Helicase; Hepatitis E virus; Hepatitis splenomegaly syndrome; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CAPSID;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHICKENS; DNA HELICASES; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, ANIMAL; HEPEVIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS;

AVES; AVIAN HEPATITIS E VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPEVIRIDAE; MAMMALIA; MIRIDAE;

EID: 77956226937     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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