Mutation analysis of the GDD sequence motif of a calicivirus RNA- dependent RNA polymerase

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 3888-3891

  Vázquez, Ana López ^a   Martín Alonso, José M ^a   Parra, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS, RABBIT; POINT MUTATION; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA REPLICASE;

EID: 0343238166     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.8.3888-3891.2000     Document Type: Article

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