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Detection and characterization of new influenza B virus variants in 2002.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2005
Chi X Sherry, Hu Aizhong, Bolar Trentice V, Al-Rimawi Wafa, Zhao Ping, Tam John S, Rappaport Ruth, Cheng Sheau-Mei
Abstract excerpt
One-hundred five influenza B-positive specimens obtained from southeast Asia in 2002 were categorized on the basis of DNA sequencing of HA1 gene as well as real-time PCR analysis of the NA gene. Phylogenetic analysis of the HA1 gene sequences showed that the majority of the viruses (96.2%) belonged to the B/Victoria/2/87 lineage, while a smaller percentage of the viruses (3.8%) belonged to the B/Yamagata/16/88...
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