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Characterization of the Uukuniemi virus group (Phlebovirus: Bunyaviridae): evidence for seven distinct species.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2013
Palacios Gustavo, Savji Nazir, Travassos da Rosa Amelia, Guzman Hilda, Yu Xuejie, Desai Aaloki, Rosen Gail Emilia, Hutchison Stephen, Lipkin W Ian, Tesh Robert
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary insights into the phleboviruses are limited because of an imprecise classification scheme based on partial nucleotide sequences and scattered antigenic relationships. In this report, the serologic and phylogenetic relationships of the Uukuniemi group viruses and their relationships with other recently characterized tick-borne phleboviruses are described using full-length genome sequences. We propose...
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