Sequence analysis of feline coronaviruses and the circulating virulent/avirulent theory

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 744-746

  Chang, Hui Wen ^a   Egberink, Herman F ^a   Rottier, Peter J M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAT; CAT DISEASE; CORONAVIRUS; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRAL TROPISM; VIRUS GENOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATS; CORONAVIRUS, FELINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79953717733     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1704.102027     Document Type: Letter

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