RNA recombination in Hepatitis delta virus: Identification of a novel naturally occurring recombinant

Background/Purpose: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is the only animal RNA virus that has an unbranched rod-like genome with ribozyme activity. It replicates in the nucleus by host RNA polymerase via a rolling circle mechanism. Similar to many RNA viruses encoding their own RNA-dependent RNA polymerases...

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Main Authors: Chia-Chi Lin, Chi-Ching Lee, Siao-Han Lin, Po-Jung Huang, Hsin-Pai Li, Yu-Sun Chang, Petrus Tang, Mei Chao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821500910X