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Phylogenetic analysis of North American West Nile virus isolates, 2001-2004: evidence for the emergence of a dominant genotype.
Virology - 25 Nov 2005
Davis C Todd, Ebel Gregory D, Lanciotti Robert S, Brault Aaron C, Guzman Hilda, Siirin Marina, Lambert Amy, Parsons Ray E, Beasley David W C, Novak Robert J, Elizondo-Quiroga Darwin, Green Emily N, Young David S, Stark Lillian M, Drebot Michael A, Artsob Harvey, Tesh Robert B, Kramer Laura D, Barrett Alan D T
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of West Nile virus has expanded in the past 6 years to include the 48 contiguous United States and seven Canadian provinces, as well as Mexico, the Caribbean islands, and Colombia. The suggestion of the emergence of a dominant genetic variant has led to an intensive analysis of isolates made across North America. We have sequenced the pre-membrane and envelope genes of 74 isolates and the...
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