Figure 1

Maximum likelihood tree of partial Core-E1 sequences. Phylogenetic ML tree showing the genotype distribution of the HCV samples discovered in Cyprus sequenced in the Core-E1 genomic regions. HCV subtypes are designated with brackets on the right of each tree. U denotes unclassified strains. The samples are represented with different symbols for each cohort: grey circles denote samples from the general population from 2005-2008, yellow circles the general population from 2008-2010, red squares the incarcerated population, blue triangles the intravenous drug users, and green rhombus the HIV/HCV coinfected individuals. The general population 2005-2008 and the intravenous drug users have been previously described [14, 15], and the rest are described in this study. Asterisks at branch nodes indicate bootstrap values of 70 and above. The genetic distance between any two sequences is denoted by the scale at the lower left side of each tree.