Less is more: Biased loss of CpG dinucleotides strengthens antiviral immunity

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About the Authors

Daniel Sauter

Affiliation Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

Frank Kirchhoff

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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