Genetic variability among complete human respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A genomes: bridging molecular evolutionary dynamics and epidemiology.

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections in infants and the elderly. In the vast majority of cases, however, RSV infections run mild and symptoms resemble those of a common cold. The immunological, clinical, and epidemiological profil...

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Main Authors: Lydia Tan, Philippe Lemey, Lieselot Houspie, Marco C Viveen, Nicolaas J G Jansen, Anton M van Loon, Emmanuel Wiertz, Grada M van Bleek, Darren P Martin, Frank E Coenjaerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517519?pdf=render