Herpes Simplex Virus Mistyping due to HSV-1 × HSV-2 Interspecies Recombination in Viral Gene Encoding Glycoprotein B
Human herpes simplex viruses (HSV) 1 and 2 are extremely common human pathogens with overlapping disease spectra. Infections due to HSV-1 and HSV-2 are distinguished in clinical settings using sequence-based “typing” assays. Here we describe a case of HSV mistyping caused by a previously undescribed...
Main Authors: | Amanda M. Casto, Meei-Li W. Huang, Hong Xie, Keith R. Jerome, Anna Wald, Christine M. Johnston, Alexander L. Greninger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/8/860 |
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