Identification, Molecular Cloning, and Analysis of Full-Length Hepatitis C Virus Transmitted/Founder Genotypes 1, 3, and 4

ABSTRACT Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by persistent replication of a complex mixture of viruses termed a “quasispecies.” Transmission is generally associated with a stringent population bottleneck characterized by infection by limited numbers of “transmitted/founder” (T/F) viru...

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Autori principali: Mark B. Stoddard, Hui Li, Shuyi Wang, Mohsan Saeed, Linda Andrus, Wenge Ding, Xinpei Jiang, Gerald H. Learn, Markus von Schaewen, Jessica Wen, Paul A. Goepfert, Beatrice H. Hahn, Alexander Ploss, Charles M. Rice, George M. Shaw
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: American Society for Microbiology 2015-05-01
Serie:mBio
Accesso online:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02518-14