Copy Number and Prevalence of Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs) in German Wild Boars

Copy Number and Prevalence of Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs) in German Wild Boars

Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) are integrated in the genome of pigs and are transmitted like cellular genes from parents to the offspring. Whereas PERV-A and PERV-B are present in all pigs, PERV-C was found to be in many, but not all pigs. When PERV-C is present, recombination with PERV-A m...

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Main Authors: Luise Krüger, Milena Stillfried, Carolin Prinz, Vanessa Schröder, Lena Katharina Neubert, Joachim Denner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV)
wild boars
copy number
PERV-C
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/4/419

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