Variability of the NS(S) protein among Rift Valley fever virus isolates

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2853-2858

  Sall, A A ^a   Zanotto, P M D A ^b   Zeller, H G ^c   Digoutte, J P ^a   Thiongane, Y ^d   Bouloy, M ^e  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^d Laboratoire de Hann   (Senegal)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PHLEBOVIRUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 0030693408     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-11-2853     Document Type: Article

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