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Host mediated selection of pathogen genotypes as a mechanism for the maintenance of baculovirus diversity in the field.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Mar 2007
Hitchman Richard B, Hodgson Dave J, King Linda A, Hails Rosie S, Cory Jenny S, Possee Robert D
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of many DNA virus populations in nature is unknown, but for those that have been studied it has been found to be relatively high. This is particularly true for baculoviruses, a family of large double-stranded DNA viruses that infect the larval stages of insects. Why there should be such heterogeneity within these virus populations is puzzling and what sustains it is still unknown. It has...
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