The RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of different members of the family Flaviviridae exhibit similar properties in vitro

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2583-2590

  Steffens, Sabine ^a   Thiel, Heinz Jürgen ^a   Behrens, Sven Erik ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAVIVIRUS; PESTIVIRUS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 0032882393     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-10-2583     Document Type: Article

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