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[Molecular evolution of the West Nile virus].
Molekuliarnaia genetika, mikrobiologiia i virusologiia - 1 Jan 2014
Subbotina E L, Loktev V B
Abstract excerpt
Sixty eight nucleotide sequences encoding protein E of the West Nile virus (WNV) were used for the phylogenetic analysis and estimation of the evolution rate of the WNV. Nucleotide substitution accumulation rate was evaluated as 2.5 x 10(-4) substitutions per site per year. Phylogenetic analysis and divergence time estimation carried out using the molecular clocks methodology showed that genotypes 1, 2, and 4 of...
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