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Diversity of murine norovirus in wild-rodent populations: species-specific associations suggest an ancient divergence.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2012
Smith Donald B, McFadden Nora, Blundell Richard J, Meredith Anna, Simmonds Peter
Abstract excerpt
A survey of wild-rodent populations has revealed that murine norovirus (MNV) is present and diverse in wild-house mice Mus musculus. This virus is genetically similar to MNV infecting show mice and previously described variants circulating in laboratory mice. The detection of MNV in wild-mouse populations suggests that MNV infection of laboratory mice and show mice (from which laboratory mice are derived) derives...
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