Adventures with poxviruses of vertebrates

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-133

  Fenner, Frank ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biocontrol; Ectromelia virus; Myxomatosis; Orthopoxvirus; Poxvirus; Smallpox; Smallpox eradication

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECTROMELIA VIRUS; EVOLUTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LEPORIPOXVIRUS; MYXOMATOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; POXVIRUS; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; VIRAL GENETICS;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICE; POXVIRIDAE; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RABBITS; RESEARCH; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; ECTROMELIA VIRUS; LEPORIPOXVIRUS; MYXOMA VIRUS; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POXVIRIDAE; RACCOONPOX VIRUS; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS; VARIOLA VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034104172     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(00)00027-9     Document Type: Review

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