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Dating the origin of the genus Flavivirus in the light of Beringian biogeography.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2014
Pettersson John H-O, Fiz-Palacios Omar
Abstract excerpt
The genus Flavivirus includes some of the most important human viral pathogens, and its members are found in all parts of the populated world. The temporal origin of diversification of the genus has long been debated due to the inherent problems with dating deep RNA virus evolution. A generally accepted hypothesis suggests that Flavivirus emerged within the last 10 000 years. However, it has been argued that the...
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