Abstract
Genetic characterization of a human cerebrospinal fluid West Nile virus isolate from Beaumont, Texas, revealed several nucleotide changes and amino acid substitutions that differentiated it from all other North American strains isolated to date, suggesting that isolates from the Texas Gulf Coast may form a unique genetic group among North American strains.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Substitution
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Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology
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Genome, Viral
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Texas
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West Nile Fever / virology*
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West Nile virus / classification*
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West Nile virus / genetics*
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West Nile virus / isolation & purification