title: Genome Sequence of a Genotype 2 Hepatitis E Virus World Health Organization Reference Strain.
abstract: We report here the sequence of a genotype 2a reference strain of hepatitis E virus (HEV), developed on behalf of the World Health Organization. The HEV reference strain is intended for use in assays based on nucleic acid amplification for the validation of HEV RNA detection.
authors.affiliation: GenExpress Gesellschaft für Proteindesign mbH, Berlin, Germany kaiser@genexpress.de Sally.Baylis@pei.de.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamili
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.affiliation: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blümel
authors.affiliation: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany kaiser@genexpress.de Sally.Baylis@pei.de.
authors.forename: Sally A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Baylis