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Molecular characterization and phylogenetics of Fennoscandian cowpox virus isolates based on the p4c and atip genes.
Virology journal - 27 Jun 2014
Okeke Malachy Ifeanyi, Okoli Arinze Stanley, Nilssen Øivind, Moens Ugo, Tryland Morten, Bøhn Thomas, Traavik Terje
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cowpox virus (CPXV), a rodent-borne Orthopoxvirus (OPV) that is indigenous to Eurasia can infect humans, cattle, felidae and other animals. Molecular characterization of CPXVs isolated from different geographic locations is important for the understanding of their biology, geographic distribution, classification and evolution. Our aim was to characterize CPXVs isolated from Fennoscandia on the basis...
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