Analysis of the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship of Italian isolates of feline immunodeficiency virus indicates a high prevalence and heterogeneity of subtype B

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2247-2257

  Pistello, Mauro ^a   Cammarota, Giancarlo ^a   Nicoletti, Elisa ^a   Matteucci, Donatella ^a   Curcio, Michele ^a   Del Mauro, Daniela ^a   Bendinelli, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAT; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVELOPE GENE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING;

DNA VIRUSES; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030963746     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-9-2247     Document Type: Article

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