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Genomic diversity and evolution of papillomaviruses in rhesus monkeys.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 1997
Chan S Y, Bernard H U, Ratterree M, Birkebak T A, Faras A J, Ostrow R S
Abstract excerpt
We are studying the diversity of and relationships among papillomaviruses (PVs) to understand the modes and timescales of PV evolution and in the hope of finding animal PVs that may serve as model systems for disease caused by human PVs (HPVs). Toward this goal, we have examined 326 genital samples from rhesus monkeys and long-tailed macaques with a PCR protocol optimized for detecting genital HPV types. In 28 of...
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