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Comparative Genomics of an Emerging Amphibian Virus.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 Nov 2015
Epstein Brendan, Storfer Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Ranaviruses, a genus of the Iridoviridae, are large double-stranded DNA viruses that infect cold-blooded vertebrates worldwide. Ranaviruses have caused severe epizootics in commercial frog and fish populations, and are currently classified as notifiable pathogens in international trade. Previous work shows that a ranavirus that infects tiger salamanders throughout Western North America (Ambystoma tigrinum virus,...
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