Identification and genetic characterization of a novel CRF22-01A1 recombinant form of HIV type 1 in cameroon

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1033-1045

  Zhao, Jiangqin ^a   Tang, Shixing ^a   Ragupathy, Viswanath ^a   Carr, Jean K ^b   Wolfe, Nathan D ^c,d   Awazi, Bih ^e   Hewlett, Indira ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Global Viral Forecasting Initiative   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Sanitation and Hygiene   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CIRCULATING RECOMBINANT FORM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIQUE RECOMBINANT FORM; VIRUS STRAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HIV INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME;

VIRUS RNA;

CAMEROON; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, VIRAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

EID: 77956355018     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2009.0197     Document Type: Article

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