Recombination in hepatitis C virus: identification of four novel naturally occurring inter-subtype recombinants.

Recombination in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered to be rare. In this study, we performed a phylogenetic analysis of 1278 full-length HCV genome sequences to identify potential recombination events. Nine inter-genotype recombinants were identified, all of which have been previously reported. Th...

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Main Authors: Weifeng Shi, Ines T Freitas, Chaodong Zhu, Wei Zheng, William W Hall, Desmond G Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3404033?pdf=render