Article
High diversity of HIV type 1 in Algeria.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Apr 2006
Bouzeghoub Salima, Jauvin Valérie, Recordon-Pinson Patricia, Garrigue Isabelle, Amrane Achour, Belabbes El-Hadj, Fleury Hervé J
Abstract excerpt
We have sequenced different genes of HIV-1 strains from infected individuals recruited in various geographic parts of Algeria; phylogenetic trees were constructed yielding molecular characterization of these strains. Subtype B accounts for 56% of the samples studied and is therefore the predominant subtype, particularly in the north part of the country; but there is a high diversity of the virus including...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
