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Orthopoxvirus Genetics

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Poxviruses

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 163))

Abstract

The classical approach to virus genetics is limited primarily to the isolation and characterization of conditionally lethal, deletion, and drug resistant or dependent virus mutants. The ultimate goal of a genetic analysis of a virus is to provide a genetic definition of the physical map location of each gene and the biological function of each gene product. This chapter deals with the “classical” approach to genetic analysis of orthopoxviruses.

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Condit, R.C., Niles, E.G. (1990). Orthopoxvirus Genetics. In: Moyer, R.W., Turner, P.C. (eds) Poxviruses. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 163. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75605-4_1

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75605-4_1

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-75607-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-75605-4

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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