Analyses of TT virus full-length genomic sequences

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1743-1750

  Erker, James C ^a   Leary, Thomas P ^a   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Chalmers, Michelle L ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME;

DNA VIRUSES; TT VIRUS;

EID: 0032987273     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-7-1743     Document Type: Article

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