Species association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in non-human apes; evidence for recombination between gorilla and chimpanzee variants.

Species association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in non-human apes; evidence for recombination between gorilla and chimpanzee variants.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are widely distributed in humans, infecting approximately one third of the world's population. HBV variants have also been detected and genetically characterised from Old World apes; Gorilla gorilla (gorilla), Pan troglodytes (chimpanzee), Pongo pygmaeus (oran...

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Main Authors: Sinéad Lyons, Colin Sharp, Matthew LeBreton, Cyrille F Djoko, John A Kiyang, Felix Lankester, Tafon G Bibila, Ubald Tamoufé, Joseph Fair, Nathan D Wolfe, Peter Simmonds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3303819?pdf=render

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