Article
Analysis of molluscum contagiosum virus genomes isolated in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 1995
Nakamura J, Muraki Y, Yamada M, Hatano Y, Nii S
Abstract excerpt
The genomes of 477 Japanese strains of molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) were analyzed using an in-gel digestion method with the restriction enzyme BamHI, and classified into four types, including a newly detected type (MCV type 4). All type 1 (MCV-1) genomes examined so far in Japan showed a common difference from the genome of the MCV-1 prototype (MCV-1p), the type reported to be most prevalent in Europe. The...
Topics
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- Humans
- Japan
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Molluscum contagiosum virus
- Restriction Mapping