Genetic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of skunk-associated rabies viruses in North America with special emphasis on the central plains

Virus Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 27-36

  Davis, Rolan ^a   Nadin Davis, Susan A ^b   Moore, Michael ^a   Hanlon, Cathleen ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein; Nucleoprotein; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Rabies virus

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; NUCLEOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DNA PURIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABIES VIRUS; SKUNK; VIRUS CARRIER;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; MEPHITIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

MEPHITIDAE; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 84877601605     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: 18727492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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