Complete sequence determination of a novel reptile iridovirus isolated from soft-shelled turtle and evolutionary analysis of <it>Iridoviridae</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Soft-shelled turtle iridovirus (STIV) is the causative agent of severe systemic diseases in cultured soft-shelled turtles (<it>Trionyx sinensis</it>). To our knowledge, the only molecular information available on STIV mai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/224 |