Characterization of a novel murine leukemia virus-related subgroup within mammals

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 8241-8246

  Tristem, Michael ^a   Kabat, Peter ^b,c   Lieberman, Leonardo ^b   Linde, Solvita ^b   Karpas, Abraham ^b   Hill, Fergal ^b,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Slovakia)

^d Laboratory of Molecular Biology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MAMMAL; MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DNA CELL DNA INTERACTION; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0029836856     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.11.8241-8246.1996     Document Type: Article

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