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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2023, Vol. 22 Issue (12): 3816-3820    DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.07.038
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Prevalence and genetic characterization of hepatitis E virus in Domestic Bactrian camels in Northern China: Identification of a novel HEV8 subtype

LU Gang1, YIN Xin2#, LIU Yan-qin3, XIE Jin-xin5#, LI Shou-jun1,4#

1 College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R.China
2 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Harbin 150000, P.R.China
3 Bayannur Animal Husbandry Service Center, Bayannur 150800, P.R.China
4 Guangdong Technological Engineering Research Center for Pet, Guangzhou 510642, P.R.China
5 College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, P.R.China
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Received: 20 April 2023   Accepted: 29 June 2023
Fund: The authors were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32172940).
About author:  #Correspondence YIN Xin, Tel: +86-451-51051745, E-mail: yinxin@caas.cn; XIE Jin-xin, Tel: +86-18140886290, E-mail: xiejinxin198683@163.com; LI Shou-jun, Tel: +86-532-85280234, E-mail: shoujunli@scau.edu.cn

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LU Gang, YIN Xin, LIU Yan-qin, XIE Jin-xin, LI Shou-jun. 2023. Prevalence and genetic characterization of hepatitis E virus in Domestic Bactrian camels in Northern China: Identification of a novel HEV8 subtype. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 22(12): 3816-3820.

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