Identification of a new clade of hepatitis B virus genotype F.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is classified into eight main genotypes (A-H) and several subgenotypes. Here, three new genotype F complete genome sequences isolated from patients from Buenos Aires city are reported. The new sequences form a separate monophyletic group from the previously known subgenotype F4 strains. Based on results of phylogenetic, genetic distance and evolutionary analyses, the name F4b is proposed for these isolates and F4a for the formerly known as F4. The identification of new clusters allows deepening the knowledge about the diversification process and evolutionary history of HBV.
['Mojsiejczuk|Laura Noelia|LN|', 'Torres|Carolina|C|', 'Fainboin|Hugo Alberto|HA|', 'Galdame|Omar Andres|OA|', 'Campos|Rodolfo Hector|RH|', 'Flichman|Diego Martin|DM|']
D016000:Cluster Analysis D016384:Consensus Sequence D014644:Genetic Variation D005838:Genotype D006509:Hepatitis B D006515:Hepatitis B virus D006801:Humans D017720:Molecular Epidemiology D010802:Phylogeny D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
Hepatitis B virus Phylogenetics Diversity Evolution HBV genotype F