Diversity and transmission of koala retrovirus: a case study in three captive koala populations

Abstract Koala retrovirus is a recently endogenized retrovirus associated with the onset of neoplasia and infectious disease in koalas. There are currently twelve described KoRV subtypes (KoRV-A to I, K–M), most of which were identified through recently implemented deep sequencing methods which reve...

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Main Authors: Briony A. Joyce, Michaela D. J. Blyton, Stephen D. Johnston, William D. Meikle, Kimberly Vinette Herrin, Claire Madden, Paul R. Young, Keith J. Chappell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18939-6