HIV-1 genetic diversity and demographic characteristics in Bulgaria.

HIV-1 strain diversity in Bulgaria is extensive and includes contributions from nearly all major subtypes and the Circulating Recombinant Forms (CRF): 01_AE, 02_AG, and 05_DF. Prior to this study, HIV-1 sequence information from Bulgaria has been based solely on the pro-RT gene, which represent less...

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Main Authors: Erik Billings, Richard A Heipertz, Tonka Varleva, Eric Sanders-Buell, Anne Marie O'Sullivan, Meera Bose, Shana Howell, Gustavo H Kijak, Hristo Taskov, Ivailo Elenkov, Marina Nenova, Nedialka Popivanova, Aimee Bolen Valenzuela, Otha Myles, Christian T Bautista, Merlin L Robb, Nelson L Michael, Jerome H Kim, Paul T Scott, Sodsai Tovanabutra, Julie A Ake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217063