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Volume 101, Issue 7

Update: proposed reference sequences for subtypes of hepatitis E virus (species ) Open Access

Abstract

In this recommendation, we update our 2016 table of reference sequences of subtypes of hepatitis E virus (HEV; species , family ) for which complete genome sequences are available (Smith ., 2016). This takes into account subsequent publications describing novel viruses and additional proposals for subtype names; there are now eight genotypes and 36 subtypes. Although it remains difficult to define strict criteria for distinguishing between virus subtypes, and is not within the remit of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), the use of agreed reference sequences will bring clarity and stability to researchers, epidemiologists and clinicians working with HEV.

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Keyword(s): hepatitis E virus , Hepeviridae and Orthohepevirus A
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Santé Publique France
    • Principal Award Recipient: Jacques Izopet
  • Wellcome Trust (Award WT108418AIA)
    • Principal Award Recipient: Peter Simmonds
© 2020 The Authors
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.
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Update: proposed reference sequences for subtypes of hepatitis E virus (species Orthohepevirus A)
J. Gen. Virol. 101, 692 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001435
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