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Amino acid changes in the attachment G glycoprotein of human respiratory syncytial viruses (subgroup A) isolated in Italy over several epidemics (1997-2006).
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2007
Montieri S, Puzelli S, Ciccozzi M, Calzoletti L, Di Martino A, Milia M G, Rossi A, Piro F, Rezza G, Donatelli I
Abstract excerpt
The human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the most important cause of admission to hospital for acute lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children worldwide. Only few studies have investigated the molecular evolution of HRSV, and none has been conduct ed in Italy. The genetic diversity of the G glycoprotein of 59 subgroup A strains obtained from two clinical centers located in Northern...
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