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Diversity and evolution of the envelope gene of dengue virus type 1.
Virology - 10 Nov 2002
Goncalvez Ana P, Escalante Ananias A, Pujol Flor H, Ludert Juan E, Tovar Duilia, Salas Rosa A, Liprandi Ferdinando
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of a collection of strains of dengue virus type 1 (DV-1), isolated from different parts of the world, were investigated. Phylogenetic trees derived from the complete sequence of the E gene of 44 strains suggested the existence of five genetic types defined by a maximum nucleotide divergence within each group of 6%. The 22 strains from America were classified...
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