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Global identification of three major genotypes of varicella-zoster virus: longitudinal clustering and strategies for genotyping.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2004
Loparev Vladimir N, Gonzalez Antonio, Deleon-Carnes Marlene, Tipples Graham, Fickenscher Helmut, Torfason Einar G, Schmid D Scott
Abstract excerpt
By analysis of a single, variable, and short DNA sequence of 447 bp located within open reading frame 22 (ORF22), we discriminated three major varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genotypes. VZV isolates from all six inhabited continents that showed nearly complete homology to ORF22 of the European reference strain Dumas were assigned to the European (E) genotype. All Japanese isolates, defined as the Japanese (J)...
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