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The restriction enzymes Eco RI, Hind III and Pst I have been used to show that 5 adenovirus type 2 isolates can be divided into 2 genome types and within each type there are different genome variations.
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McFarlane, E.S., Stewart, J.H.B. & James, H. Genome variation of 5 clinical adenovirus type 2 isolates determined by restriction enzyme digestion analysis. Archives of Virology 87, 321–326 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01315310
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