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Genome Sequences of Akhmeta Virus, an Early Divergent Old World Orthopoxvirus.
Viruses - 12 May 2018
Gao Jinxin, Gigante Crystal, Khmaladze Ekaterine, Liu Pengbo, Tang Shiyuyun, Wilkins Kimberly, Zhao Kun, Davidson Whitni, Nakazawa Yoshinori, Maghlakelidze Giorgi, Geleishvili Marika, Kokhreidze Maka, Carroll Darin S, Emerson Ginny, Li Yu
Abstract excerpt
Annotated whole genome sequences of three isolates of the Akhmeta virus (AKMV), a novel species of orthopoxvirus (OPXV), isolated from the Akhmeta and Vani regions of the country Georgia, are presented and discussed. The AKMV genome is similar in genomic content and structure to that of the cowpox virus (CPXV), but a lower sequence identity was found between AKMV and Old World OPXVs than between other known...
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