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Nucleotide composition of the Zika virus RNA genome and its codon usage

BACKGROUND: RNA viruses have genomes with a distinct nucleotide composition and codon usage. We present the global characteristics of the RNA genome of Zika virus (ZIKV), an emerging pathogen within the Flavivirus genus. ZIKV was first isolated in 1947 in Uganda, caused a widespread epidemic in Sout...

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Autores principales: van Hemert, Formijn, Berkhout, Ben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27278486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0551-1