A NEW GENOTYPE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS

摘要

The present invention provides a purified hepatitis B virus, genotype G. Also provided are methods of detecting hepatitis B virus, genotype G in a sample, comprising: (a) contacting the sample with an antibody of this invention under conditions whereby an antigen/antibody complex can form; and (b) detecting the presence of the antigen/antibody complex, whereby the detection of the antigen/antibody complex indicates the presence of hepatitis B virus, genotype G in a sample. Further provided is a method of detecting hepatitis B virus, genotype G in a sample, comprising: (a) contacting the sample with a nucleic acid of this invention under conditions whereby the nucleic acid can hybridize with a nucleic acid sequence in the sample; and (b) detecting the presence of nucleic acid hybridization complexes, whereby the detection of the hybridization complexes indicates the presence of hepatitis B virus, genotype G in the sample. Additional methods related to HBV, genotype G are also provided.