Genetic analysis and evaluation of the reassortment of influenza B viruses isolated in Taiwan during the 2004-2005 and 2006-2007 epidemics

Virus Research

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-249

  Jian, Jhih Wei ^a   Lai, Cheng Tsung ^a   Kuo, Chuan Yi ^a   Kuo, Steve Hsu Sung ^a   Hsu, Li Ching ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^b   Wu, Ho Sheng ^a,c   Liu, Ming Tsan ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic analysis; Influenza B virus

Indexed keywords

DNA; SIALIDASE; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS RNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; VIRUS ISOLATION;

INFLUENZA B VIRUS;

EID: 84984550486     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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