Genetic variability of HEV isolates: Inconsistencies of current classification

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 148-154

  Oliveira Filho, Edmilson F ^a   König, Matthias ^a   Thiel, Heinz Jürgen ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Genotyping; Hepatitis E virus; HEV; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHIROPTERA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RATS; SWINE;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPEVIRIDAE; MIRIDAE; MUSTELA; RATTUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84878668305     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.01.026     Document Type: Article

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