Thymidine kinase mutations conferring acyclovir resistance in herpes simplex type 1 recombinant viruses

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3889-3892

  Sergerie, Yan ^a   Boivin, Guy ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMIDINE KINASE GENE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ACYCLOVIR; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COSMIDS; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENOTYPE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; KINETICS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; THYMIDINE KINASE; VERO CELLS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 33750598300     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00889-06     Document Type: Article

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