基于高性能丰富的基因组测序,以支持对A型肝炎病毒爆发的调查

Sara E Zufan1,2, Karolina Mercoulia2,3, Jason C Kwong4,5

  • 1The Center for Pathogen Genomics, The University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Microbiology spectrum
|November 29, 2023
PubMed
概括

一种新的混合捕获方法可以对所有甲型肝炎病毒 (HAV) 亚基因型进行全基因组测序,提高分子监测和疫情调查的灵敏度.

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