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Genes of murine cytomegalovirus exist as a number of distinct genotypes.
Virology - 1 Sept 2006
Smith Lee M, Shellam Geoffrey R, Redwood Alec J
Abstract excerpt
Murine cytomegaloviruses encode a number of genes which modulate polymorphic host immune responses. We suggest that these viral genes should themselves therefore exhibit sequence polymorphism. Additionally, clinical isolates of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) have been shown to vary extensively from the common laboratory strains. Almost all research conducted on murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) has used the laboratory...
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