Partial sequence and phylogenetic analysis of HEV isolated in Vietnam
- Author:
Nga Tuyet Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
virus
- MeSH:
Hepatitis E;
viruses
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
1999;10(2):27-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The nucleotide sequence from position 5966 to 6582 of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) genome was determined from a Vietnamese isolate obtained from the acute-phase sera of a sporadic case of acute hepatitis. This sequence was compared with the corresponding sequences of 17 HEV strains deposited in GenBank. This analysis revealed that the Vietnamese strain of HEV belongs to genotype 1 closely related to the Myanmar, India, and Nepal subtypes. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated genotype-specific nucleotides and aminoacids within this region
