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[A new genetic variant of the PUUV virus from the Maritime Territory and its natural carrier red-grey vole Clethrionomys rufocanus].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Iashina L N, Slonova R A, Oleĭnik O V, Kuzina I I, Kushnareva T V, Kompanets G G, Simonov S B, Simonova T L, Netesov S V, Morzunov S P
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary tissues of red-grey voles, Clethrionomys rufocanus from Shkotovo District and Maritime Territory were investigated. rt-PCR was used to detect the hantavirus nt-222 M-segment genome and nt-403 mitochondrial DNA fragment. A new genetic variant of the PUUV virus named as "Shkotovo", that is different from other PUUV strains by 18-23%, was shown to be circulating in red-grey voles. A phylogenetic analysis...
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