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Homogeneity of Powassan virus populations in naturally infected Ixodes scapularis.
Virology - 5 Jul 2010
Brackney Doug E, Brown Ivy K, Nofchissey Robert A, Fitzpatrick Kelly A, Ebel Gregory D
Abstract excerpt
Powassan virus (POWV, Flaviviridae: Flavivirus) is the sole North American member of the tick-borne encephalitis complex and consists of two distinct lineages that are maintained in ecologically discrete enzootic transmission cycles. The underlying genetic mechanisms that lead to niche partitioning in arboviruses are poorly understood. Therefore, intra- and interhost genetic diversity was analyzed to determine if...
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