Differentiation of Influenza B Virus Lineages Yamagata and Victoria by Real-Time PCR

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作者
Biere, Barbara [1 ]
Bauer, Bettina [1 ]
Schweiger, Brunhilde [1 ]
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[1] Robert Koch Inst, Natl Referenzzentrum Influenza, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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10.1128/JCM.02116-09
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Since the 1970s, influenza B viruses have diverged into two antigenically distinct virus lineages called the Yamagata and Victoria lineages. We present the first real-time PCR assay for virus lineage differentiation to supplement classical antigenic analyses. The assay was successfully applied to 310 primary samples collected in Germany from 2007 to 2009.
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