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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical isolates of herpes simplex virus resistant to aciclovir.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jun 2003
Harris Wendy, Collins Peter, Fenton Rob J, Snowden Wendy, Sowa Mike, Darby Graham
Abstract excerpt
A panel of 10 clinical isolates of herpes simplex virus (HSV) deficient in the expression of thymidine kinase (TK) and phenotypically resistant to aciclovir was characterized. Sequence analysis revealed a variety of mutations in TK (nucleotide substitutions, insertions and deletions), most of which resulted in truncated TK polypeptides. In line with previous reports, the most common mutation was a single G...
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