Cytomegalovirus strain diversity in seropositive women.
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SUBMITTER: Novak Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2268346 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar
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Cytomegalovirus strain diversity in seropositive women.
Novak Zdenek Z Ross Shannon A SA Patro Raj Kumar RK Pati Sunil Kumar SK Kumbla Rekha A RA Brice Sallie S Boppana Suresh B SB
Journal of clinical microbiology 20080123 3
Infection and reinfection with multiple cytomegalovirus (CMV) strains have been shown to occur in immunocompromised individuals, sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees, and children attending day care centers. To characterize the CMV diversity in healthy seropositive individuals, 16 CMV PCR-positive specimens from 113 seropositive women were analyzed for glycoprotein gN and gB genotypes by cloning, followed by nucleotide sequencing of the plasmid DNA and/or restriction fragment length pol ...[more]
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