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Identification and characterization of novel hepatitis B virus subgenotype C10 in Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Archives of virology - 1 May 2010
Mulyanto, Depamede Sulaiman Ngongu, Surayah Kiely, Tjahyono Andreas Andhry Heru, Jirintai, Nagashima Shigeo, Takahashi Masaharu, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Six novel subgenotypes (B7, B8, C6, C8, C9, and D6) within three hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes (B-D) were recently identified in Indonesia. To further characterize HBV in this country, 18 HBV-viremic samples obtained from blood donors in Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, were subjected to phylogenetic analysis of an 1.6-kb partial or full-length sequence. Thirteen HBV isolates were classified into genotype B with...
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