Characterization of a hepatitis C virus genotype 1 divergent isolate from an HIV-1 coinfected individual in Germany assigned to a new subtype 1o.
Bo WangLuise KrügerPatrycja MachnowskaAmare EshetuBarbara Gunsenheimer-BartmeyerViviane BremerAndrea HauserNorbert BannertClaus-Thomas BockPublished in: Virology journal (2019)
We identified and analyzed an HCV-1 divergent isolate derived from an HIV-1 coinfected individual in Germany, which will be assigned to a new HCV-subtype 1o. Our understanding of the origin and transmission dynamics of this new subtype 1o requires further assessments from patients worldwide.