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Classification of Cowpox Viruses into Several Distinct Clades and Identification of a Novel Lineage.
Viruses - 10 Jun 2017
Franke Annika, Pfaff Florian, Jenckel Maria, Hoffmann Bernd, Höper Dirk, Antwerpen Markus, Meyer Hermann, Beer Martin, Hoffmann Donata
Abstract excerpt
Cowpox virus (CPXV) was considered as uniform species within the genus Orthopoxvirus (OPV). Previous phylogenetic analysis indicated that CPXV is polyphyletic and isolates may cluster into different clades with two of these clades showing genetic similarities to either variola (VARV) or vaccinia viruses (VACV). Further analyses were initiated to assess both the genetic diversity and the evolutionary background of...
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