High prevalence of Lynx rufus gammaherpesvirus 1 in wild Vermont bobcats

Gammaherpesviruses (GHVs) are host specific DNA viruses that infect a large range of mammalian species. These viruses preferentially target host lymphocyte cell populations and infection may lead to morbidity or mortality in immunocompromised, co-infected, or non-adapted hosts. In this study, we tes...

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Main Authors: Dagan A. Loisel, Ryan M. Troyer, Sue VandeWoude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4982.pdf