Article
Evolution of herpes simplex virus type 1 under herpesviral evolutionary processes.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 1999
Umene K, Sakaoka H
Abstract excerpt
Herpesviruses, the genomes of which are double-stranded DNA of 120 kilobase pairs or more, infect a wide range of vertebrates from mammals to fish. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a representative of family Herpesviridae, is a ubiquitous human pathogen. HSV-1 relates to common mucocutaneous diseases, while HSV-1 infection can mean a serious outcome, e.g. blindness and insult to the central nervous system....
Topics
- Biological Evolution
- DNA, Viral
- Ethnicity
- Genetic Variation
- Herpes Simplex
- Herpesvirus 1, Human
- Humans
- Recombination, Genetic
