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High diversity and ancient common ancestry of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Albariño Cesar G, Palacios Gustavo, Khristova Marina L, Erickson Bobbie R, Carroll Serena A, Comer James A, Hui Jeffrey, Briese Thomas, St George Kirsten, Ksiazek Thomas G, Lipkin W Ian, Nichol Stuart T
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is the prototype of the family Arenaviridae. LCMV can be associated with severe disease in humans, and its global distribution reflects the broad dispersion of the primary rodent reservoir, the house mouse (Mus musculus). Recent interest in the natural hi...
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