Evaluation of the thymidine kinase (tk) locus as an insertion site in the highly attenuated vaccinia MVA strain

Archives of Virology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 663-669

  Scheiflinger, F ^a   Falkner, F G ^a   Dorner, F ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; RECOMBINANT VACCINE; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PLASMID; VACCINIA VIRUS;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; THYMIDINE KINASE; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0029684958     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01718324     Document Type: Article

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