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Evolution of and evolutionary relationships between extant vaccinia virus strains.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2015
Qin Li, Favis Nicole, Famulski Jakub, Evans David H
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Although vaccinia virus (VACV) was once used as a vaccine to eradicate smallpox on a worldwide scale, the biological origins of VACV are uncertain, as are the historical relationships between the different strains once used as smallpox vaccines. Here, we sequenced additional VACV strains that either represent relatively pristine examples of old vaccines (e.g., Dryvax, Lister, and Tashkent) or have...
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