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Diversity among Tacaribe serocomplex viruses (Family Arenaviridae) associated with the southern plains woodrat (Neotoma micropus).
Virus research - 26 Dec 2013
Cajimat Maria N B, Milazzo Mary Louise, Mauldin Matthew R, Bradley Robert D, Fulhorst Charles F
Abstract excerpt
The southern plains woodrat (Neotoma micropus) is the principal host of Catarina virus in southern Texas and a natural host of other North American Tacaribe serocomplex viruses. The objectives of this study were to increase our knowledge of the genetic diversity among Tacaribe serocomplex viruses associated with N. micropus and to define better the natural host relationships of these viruses. Pairwise comparisons...
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