Summary
Restriction enzyme analysis withKpnI revealed heterogeneity among 10 different strains of contagious ecthyma virus from sheep, muskox, Dall sheep and humans. Hybridization of electroblots indicated deletion of DNA segments and changes in nucleotide sequences.
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Rafii, F., Burger, D. Comparison of contagious ecthyma virus genomes by restriction endonucleases. Archives of Virology 84, 283–289 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378981
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Keywords
- Nucleotide
- Infectious Disease
- Nucleotide Sequence
- Restriction Endonuclease
- Virus Genome