A model for mapping of Ebola and Marburg RNA integration sites in rhesus Macaca mulatta genome in silico: Ebola virus acceptors sites located on chromosomes 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2125-2130

  Misaki, Wayengera ^a   Wilson, Byarugaba ^a   Henry, Kajjumbula ^a   Olobo, J ^a   Mulindwa, Kaddu ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Ebola; In vivo integration; Insilico genomics; Line elements; Marburg; Rhesus macaca

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME 9; CONTROLLED STUDY; EBOLA VIRUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MACACA; MARBURG VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

EBOLA VIRUS; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 67049144843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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