Article
Emergence of genotype I of Japanese encephalitis virus as the dominant genotype in Asia.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2011
Pan Xiao-Ling, Liu Hong, Wang Huan-Yu, Fu Shi-Hong, Liu Hai-Zhou, Zhang Hai-Lin, Li Ming-Hua, Gao Xiao-Yan, Wang Jing-Lin, Sun Xiao-Hong, Lu Xin-Jun, Zhai You-Gang, Meng Wei-Shan, He Ying, Wang Huan-Qin, Han Na, Wei Bo, Wu Yong-Gan, Feng Yun, Yang Du-Juan, Wang Li-Hua, Tang Qin, Xia Guoliang, Kurane Ichiro, Rayner Simon, Liang Guo-Dong
Abstract excerpt
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen, is one of the major causes of viral encephalitis worldwide. Previous phylogenetic studies based on the envelope protein indicated that there are four genotypes, and surveillance data suggest that genotype I is gradually replacing genotype III as the dominant strain. Here we report an evolutionary analysis based on 98 full-length genome...
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