Article
Genomic, phylogenetic, and recombinational characterization of herpes simplex virus 2 strains.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 2015
Kolb Aaron W, Larsen Inna V, Cuellar Jacqueline A, Brandt Curtis R
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) is a major global pathogen, infecting 16% of people 15 to 49 years old worldwide and causing recurrent genital ulcers. Little is known about viral factors contributing to virulence, and there are currently only two genomic sequences available. In this study, we determined nearly complete genomic sequences of six additional HSV-2 isolates, using Illumina MiSeq. We report...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- Herpesvirus 2, Human
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
