Avian papillomaviruses: the parrot <it>Psittacus erithacus</it> papillomavirus (PePV) genome has a unique organization of the early protein region and is phylogenetically related to the chaffinch papillomavirus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An avian papillomavirus genome has been cloned from a cutaneous exophytic papilloma from an African grey parrot (<it>Psittacus erithacus</it>). The nucleotide sequence, genome organization, and phylogenetic position of th...

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Main Authors: Jenson A Bennett, Opdenakker Ghislain, Fiten Pierre, Wollants Elke, Havelkova Marta, Tachezy Ruth, Rector Annabel, Sundberg John P, Van Ranst Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/2/19