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Ancient Recombination Events between Human Herpes Simplex Viruses.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2017
Burrel Sonia, Boutolleau David, Ryu Diane, Agut Henri, Merkel Kevin, Leendertz Fabian H, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are seen as close relatives but also unambiguously considered as evolutionary independent units. Here, we sequenced the genomes of 18 HSV-2 isolates characterized by divergent UL30 gene sequences to further elucidate the evolutionary history of this virus. Surprisingly, genome-wide recombination analyses showed that all HSV-2 genomes sequenced to date contain HSV-1...
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