Cloning and sequence analysis of the genes encoding DNA polymerase, glycoprotein B, ICP 18.5 and major DNA-binding protein of rat cytomegalovirus

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1559-1562

  Beuken, Erik ^a   Slobbe, Rob ^a   Bruggeman, Cathrien A ^a   Vink, Cornelis ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS ENZYME; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0029997861     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-77-7-1559     Document Type: Article

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