Identical 371-base-pair deletion mutations in the LAT genes of herpes simplex virus type 1 McKrae and 17syn+ result in different in vivo reactivation phenotypes

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 767-771

  Loutsch, Jeannette M ^a   Perng, Guey Chuen ^b   Hill, James M ^a   Zheng, Xiaodong ^a   Marquart, Mary E ^a   Block, Timothy M ^c   Ghiasi, Homayon ^b,d   Nesburn, Anthony B ^b,d   Wechsler, Steven L ^b,d  

^a LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Jefferson Ctr for Biomed Research Thomas Jefferson College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032889551     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.1.767-771.1999     Document Type: Article

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