Molecular characterization of a novel gammaretrovirus in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Journal of Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 12956-12967

  LaMere, Sarah A ^a   St Leger, Judy A ^b   Schrenzel, Mark D ^c   Anthony, Simon J ^c   Rideout, Bruce A ^c   Salomon, Daniel R ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SeaWorld San Diego   (United States)

^c Institute for Conservation Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; POL PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; KILLER WHALE; KILLER WHALE ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERM WHALE; VIRUS GENOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; GAMMARETROVIRUS; GENE DOSAGE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES; WHALE, KILLER;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; GAMMARETROVIRUS; KOGIA SIMUS; ORCINUS ORCA; PHOCOENA; SKENEA; TURSIOPS;

EID: 72849122986     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01354-09     Document Type: Article

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