Comparison of the complete sequence of feline spumavirus with those of the primate spumaviruses reveals a shorter gag gene

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2549-2564

  Helps, C R ^a   Harbour, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVELOPE GENE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPUMA VIRUS; STRUCTURAL GENE; VIRUS GENE;

FELIDAE; FELINE FOAMY VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; HUMAN FOAMY VIRUS; HUMAN SPUMARETROVIRUS; PRIMATES; SIMIAE; SPUMAVIRUS;

EID: 0030729679     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-10-2549     Document Type: Article

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