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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821500910X |