Hygromycin B resistance mediates elimination of Leishmania virus from persistently infected parasites

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 8991-8998

  Ro, Young Tae ^a   Scheffter, Scott M ^a   Patterson, Jean L ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HYGROMYCIN B; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; VIRUS INHIBITION;

EID: 0030780565     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.12.8991-8998.1997     Document Type: Article

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