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. 2017 Aug 31;5(35):e00888-17.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00888-17.

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Swiss Hepatitis E Virus Isolates from Human Stool and Raw Pork Sausage

Jakub Kubacki  1 , Cornel Fraefel  1 , Marco Jermini  2 , Petra Giannini  2 , Gladys Martinetti  3 , Paolo Ripellino  4 , Enos Bernasconi  5 , Xaver Sidler  6 , Roger Stephan  7 , Claudia Bachofen  8
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Complete Genome Sequences of Two Swiss Hepatitis E Virus Isolates from Human Stool and Raw Pork Sausage

Jakub Kubacki et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

We present here the full-length genome sequences of two hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3) isolates from a human stool sample from a patient with acute hepatitis and a raw sausage containing pig liver. Sequence analysis implies that Swiss HEV isolates may form a novel subgroup of HEV-3 viruses.

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