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. 2017 May 18;5(20):e00345-17.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00345-17.

Identification of a Novel Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 Strain Isolated from a Chronic Hepatitis E Virus Infection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient in Switzerland

Bo Wang  1 , Dominik Harms  1 , Jörg Hofmann  2   3 , Diana Ciardo  4 , Agnes Kneubühl  5 , C-Thomas Bock  6
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Identification of a Novel Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 Strain Isolated from a Chronic Hepatitis E Virus Infection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient in Switzerland

Bo Wang et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3) is the causal pathogen of chronic hepatitis E. We report here the full-length genome sequence of an HEV-3 strain, isolated from a kidney transplant recipient in Switzerland (SW/16-0282). This HEV-3 strain showed less than 88% homology compared to known strains, suggesting a new HEV-3 strain.

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