The genome of Chelonid herpesvirus 5 harbors atypical genes.

The Chelonid fibropapilloma-associated herpesvirus (CFPHV; ChHV5) is believed to be the causative agent of fibropapillomatosis (FP), a neoplastic disease of marine turtles. While clinical signs and pathology of FP are well known, research on ChHV5 has been impeded because no cell culture system for...

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Main Authors: Mathias Ackermann, Maxim Koriabine, Fabienne Hartmann-Fritsch, Pieter J de Jong, Teresa D Lewis, Nelli Schetle, Thierry M Work, Julie Dagenais, George H Balazs, Jo-Ann C Leong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3462797?pdf=render