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Molecular Genetic Analysis of Orf Virus: A Poxvirus That Has Adapted to Skin

Orf virus is the type species of the Parapoxvirus genus of the family Poxviridae. It induces acute pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats and is transmissible to humans. The genome is G+C rich, 138 kbp and encodes 132 genes. It shares many essential genes with vaccinia virus that are required for...

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Autores principales: Fleming, Stephen B., Wise, Lyn M., Mercer, Andrew A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25807056
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v7031505

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