Accepted Manuscript Reliable timescale inference of HBV genotype a origin and phylodynamics Gianguglielmo Zehender, Valentina Svicher, Elena Gabanelli, Erika Ebranati, Carla Veo, Alessandra Lo Presti, Eleonora Cella, Marta Giovanetti, Linda Bussini, Romina Salpini, Claudia Alteri, Alessia Lai, Elisabetta Tanzi, Carlo Federico Perno, Massimo Galli, Massimo Ciccozzi PII: S1567-1348(15)00094-5 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.03.009 Reference: MEEGID 2273 To appear in: Infection, Genetics and Evolution Received Date: 24 October 2014 Revised Date: 2 March 2015 Accepted Date: 9 March 2015 Please cite this article as: Zehender, G., Svicher, V., Gabanelli, E., Ebranati, E., Veo, C., Presti, A.L., Cella, E., Giovanetti, M., Bussini, L., Salpini, R., Alteri, C., Lai, A., Tanzi, E., Perno, C.F., Galli, M., Ciccozzi, M., Reliable timescale inference of HBV genotype a origin and phylodynamics, Infection, Genetics and Evolution (2015), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.03.009 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.