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Phylogenomic evidence for recombination of adenoviruses in wild gorillas.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 2015
Hoppe Eileen, Pauly Maude, Robbins Martha, Gray Maryke, Kujirakwinja Deo, Nishuli Radar, Boji Mungu-Akonkwa Dieu-Donné, Leendertz Fabian H, Ehlers Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) of species Human mastadenovirus B (HAdV-B) are genetically highly diverse and comprise several pathogenic types. AdVs closely related to members of HAdV-B infect African great apes and the evolutionary origin of HAdV-B has recently been determined in ancient gorillas. Genetic evidence for intra- and inter-species recombination has been obtained for AdVs of humans and captive great apes,...
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