First dating of a recombination event in mammalian tick-borne flaviviruses.

The mammalian tick-borne flavivirus group (MTBFG) contains viruses associated with important human and animal diseases such as encephalitis and hemorrhagic fever. In contrast to mosquito-borne flaviviruses where recombination events are frequent, the evolutionary dynamic within the MTBFG was believe...

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Main Authors: Yann Bertrand, Mats Töpel, Annelie Elväng, Wessam Melik, Magnus Johansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285191?pdf=render