The diversity of the orthoreoviruses: Molecular taxonomy and phylogentic divides

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-400

  Day, J Michael ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthoreovirus; Phylogenetics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AQUATIC SPECIES; AVIAN ORTHOREOVIRUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; MAMMALIAN ORTHOREOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOVIRUS; REPTILE; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; ORTHOREOVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; MIRIDAE; ORTHOREOVIRUS; REOVIRIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 68649123086     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.01.011     Document Type: Review

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