Myxoma Virus and the Leporipoxviruses: An Evolutionary Paradigm

Myxoma Virus and the Leporipoxviruses: An Evolutionary Paradigm

Myxoma virus (MYXV) is the type species of the Leporipoxviruses, a genus of Chordopoxvirinae, double stranded DNA viruses, whose members infect leporids and squirrels, inducing cutaneous fibromas from which virus is mechanically transmitted by biting arthropods. However, in the European rabbit (Oryc...

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Main Authors: Peter J. Kerr, June Liu, Isabella Cattadori, Elodie Ghedin, Andrew F. Read, Edward C. Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
myxoma virus
leporipoxvirus
poxvirus
myxomatosis
rabbit
coevolution
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/7/3/1020

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