Phylogenetic and Phylodynamic Analysis of Delta Strains Circulating in Italy
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Sequencing Analysis
2.3. Reference HDV Sequences
2.4. Genotyping and Phylogenetic Analysis
2.5. Phylodynamic Analysis of HDV Genotype 1
3. Results
3.1. Phylogenetic Analysis
3.2. Phylodynamic Analysis
3.3. Estimating the Introduction of HDV-1 into Italy
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Salichos, L.; Minosse, C.; Visco-Comandini, U.; Taibi, C.; Zulian, V.; D’Offizi, G.; Pallothu, N.; McPhee, F.; Garbuglia, A.R. Phylogenetic and Phylodynamic Analysis of Delta Strains Circulating in Italy. Viruses 2023, 15, 1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15091791
Salichos L, Minosse C, Visco-Comandini U, Taibi C, Zulian V, D’Offizi G, Pallothu N, McPhee F, Garbuglia AR. Phylogenetic and Phylodynamic Analysis of Delta Strains Circulating in Italy. Viruses. 2023; 15(9):1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15091791
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalichos, Leonidas, Claudia Minosse, Ubaldo Visco-Comandini, Chiara Taibi, Verdiana Zulian, Gianpiero D’Offizi, Nayan Pallothu, Fiona McPhee, and Anna Rosa Garbuglia. 2023. "Phylogenetic and Phylodynamic Analysis of Delta Strains Circulating in Italy" Viruses 15, no. 9: 1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15091791
APA StyleSalichos, L., Minosse, C., Visco-Comandini, U., Taibi, C., Zulian, V., D’Offizi, G., Pallothu, N., McPhee, F., & Garbuglia, A. R. (2023). Phylogenetic and Phylodynamic Analysis of Delta Strains Circulating in Italy. Viruses, 15(9), 1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15091791