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Divergence and recombination of clinical herpes simplex virus type 2 isolates.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2007
Norberg Peter, Kasubi Mabula J, Haarr Lars, Bergström Tomas, Liljeqvist Jan-Ake
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infects the genital mucosa and is one of the most common sexually transmitted viruses. Here we sequenced a segment comprising 3.5% of the HSV-2 genome, including genes coding for glycoproteins G, I, and E, from 27 clinical isolates from Tanzania, 10 isolates from Norway, and 10 isolates from Sweden. The sequence variation was low compared to that described for clinical HSV-1...
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