Phylogenetic analysis of the surface glycoprotein genes of human type B Italian influenza isolates after the reemergence in 2001 of B/Victoria/2/87-lineage viruses

International Congress Series

Volumn 1263, Issue C, 2004, Pages 708-713

  Puzelli, Simona ^a   Frezza, Fabiola ^a   Fabiani, Concetta ^a   Campitelli, Laura ^a   Ansaldi, Filippo ^b   Lin, Yi Pu ^c   Gregory, Victoria ^c   Bennett, Michael ^c   D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco ^b   Campello, Cesare ^b   Crovari, Pietro ^d   Hay, Alan ^c   Donatelli, Isabella ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; Hemagglutinin; Influenza B viruses; Neuraminidase

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023008918     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.02.059     Document Type: Article

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