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Evolution of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISA virus).
Archives of virology - 1 Dec 2012
Plarre Heidrun, Nylund Are, Karlsen Marius, Brevik Øyvind, Sæther Per Anton, Vike Siri
Abstract excerpt
Infectious salmon anaemia virus, ISA virus (genus Isavirus, family Orthomyxoviridae), emerged in Norwegian salmon culture in the mid-80s. The genome consists of eight segments coding for at least 10 proteins. ISA viruses show many of similarities to influenza A viruses but differ in many important aspects such as the number of hosts, the host population structure and the route of transmission. The only known...
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