Koala retrovirus diversity, transmissibility, and disease associations

Koala retrovirus diversity, transmissibility, and disease associations

Abstract Background Koalas are infected with the koala retrovirus (KoRV) that exists as exogenous or endogenous viruses. KoRV is genetically diverse with co-infection with up to ten envelope subtypes (A-J) possible; KoRV-A is the prototype endogenous form. KoRV-B, first found in a small number of ko...

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Main Authors: HaoQiang Zheng, Yi Pan, Shaohua Tang, Geoffrey W. Pye, Cynthia K. Stadler, Larry Vogelnest, Kimberly Vinette Herrin, Bruce A. Rideout, William M. Switzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
Koala retrovirus
Envelope
Subtypes
Diversity
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-020-00541-1

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