Characterization of the DNA polymerase gene of varicella-zoster viruses resistant to acyclovir

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2761-2765

  Kamiyama, T ^a   Kurokawa, M ^a   Shiraki, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; APHIDICOLIN; ASPARAGINE; CYSTEINE; DNA POLYMERASE; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHONOACETIC ACID; SERINE; VALINE; VIDARABINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTANT;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0034771557     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-82-11-2761     Document Type: Article

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