Bioafrica home page Laboratory for Clinical and Evolutionary Virology home page

BioAfrica HHV8 Automated Subtyping Tool (Version 2.0)


This tool uses phylogenetic methods to identify the subtype of query sequences.

Please note: The HHV8 subtyping is based only in the K1 region of the genome.

Enter here your input data as FASTA format.

Choose a mirror to subtype your sequences





Submit sequences
How to cite
HHV8 Tutorials
HHV8 Decision Trees
HHV8 Subtyping Process
HHV8 Example Sequences
Contact us

Developed by: Taryn Page, Sharon Cassol, Andrew Rambaut and Tulio de Oliveira

Developed in cooperation with the Evolutionary Biology Group at University of Oxford, UK, HIV-1 Pathogenesis and Immunotherapeutics Program at University of Pretoria, South Africa.


Funded by the Marie Curie Fellowship,  Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society, UK.

Suggestions or problems on the program please contact:  Dr Tulio de Oliveira.