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Analysis of variola virus molecular evolution suggests an old origin of the virus consistent with historical records

Archaeovirology efforts provided a rich portrait of the evolutionary history of variola virus (VARV, the cause of smallpox), which was characterized by lineage extinctions and a relatively recent origin of the virus as a human pathogen (~1700 years ago, ya). This contrasts with historical records su...

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Autores principales: Forni, Diego, Molteni, Cristian, Cagliani, Rachele, Clerici, Mario, Sironi, Manuela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9973844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36748699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000932