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Analysis of Synonymous Codon Usage Bias of Zika Virus and Its Adaption to the Hosts.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Wang Hongju, Liu Siqing, Zhang Bo, Wei Wenqiang
Abstract excerpt
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus (arbovirus) in the family Flaviviridae, and the symptoms caused by ZIKV infection in humans include rash, fever, arthralgia, myalgia, asthenia and conjunctivitis. Codon usage bias analysis can reveal much about the molecular evolution and host adaption of ZIKV. To gain insight into the evolutionary characteristics of ZIKV, we performed a comprehensive analysis on the...
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