Phylogenetic characterization of genotype 4 hepatitis C virus isolates from Argentina

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作者
Alfonso, V
Flichman, D
Sookoian, S
Mbayed, VA
Campos, RH
机构
[1] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Farm & Bioquim, Catedra Virol, RA-1113 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[2] Hosp Cosme Argerich, Unidad Hepatol, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
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10.1128/JCM.39.5.1989-1992.2001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Among 114 patients infected with hepatitis C virus, three genotype 4 isolates, unusual in Argentina, were detected by phylogenetic analysis over different genomic regions. The patients were not related, One sample was associated with Egyptian sequences, and the others were associated with a Zairean isolate, a fact which reinforces the idea that they are from independent sources.
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页码:1989 / 1992
页数:4
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