Comparative sequence analysis of the P-, M- and L-coding region of the measles virus CAM-70 live attenuated vaccine strain

Measles virus is a highly contagious agent which causes a major health problem in developing countries. The viral genomic RNA is single-stranded, nonsegmented and of negative polarity. Many live attenuated vaccines for measles virus have been developed using either the prototype Edmonston strain or...

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Main Authors: P.R. Santos, M.L.B. Azevedo, M.B.J. Borges, M.S. Freire, J.P. Nascimento, M.T.B. Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001100005