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Genetic diversity of koala retroviral envelopes.
Viruses - 17 Mar 2015
Xu Wenqin, Gorman Kristen, Santiago Jan Clement, Kluska Kristen, Eiden Maribeth V
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity, attributable to the low fidelity of reverse transcription, recombination and mutation, is an important feature of infectious retroviruses. Under selective pressure, such as that imposed by superinfection interference, gammaretroviruses commonly adapt their envelope proteins to use alternative receptors to overcome this entry block. The first characterized koala retroviruses KoRV subgroup A...
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