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An expanded taxonomy of hepatitis C virus genotype 6: Characterization of 22 new full-length viral genomes.
Virology - 1 Feb 2015
Li Chunhua, Barnes Eleanor, Newton Paul N, Fu Yongshui, Vongsouvath Manivanh, Klenerman Paul, Okamoto Hiroaki, Abe Kenji, Pybus Oliver G, Lu Ling
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We characterized the full-length genomes of 22 hepatitis C virus genotype 6 (HCV-6) isolates: 10 from Vietnam (classified into subtypes 6e, 6h, 6p, 6r, 6s, and 6u), one from China (confirmed as a new subtype 6xd), and 11 from the Lao PDR (representing a new subtype 6xe plus eight novel variants). With these 22 new genomes, HCV-6 now has a diverse and extended taxonomic structure, comprised of 28 assigned subtypes...
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