Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis of Full-Length VP3 Genes of Eastern Mediterranean Bluetongue Virus Isolates

Kyriaki Nomikou; Chrysostomos Ι. Dovas; Sushila Maan; Simon J. Anthony; Alan R. Samuel; Maria Papanastassopoulou; Narender S. Maan; Olga Mangana; Peter P. C. Mertens

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006437

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Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis of Full-Length VP3 Genes of Eastern Mediterranean Bluetongue Virus Isolates

Kyriaki Nomikou,

Affiliations Arbovirus Molecular Research Group, Department of vector borne diseases, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom, Virus Laboratory, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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Chrysostomos Ι. Dovas,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Sushila Maan,

Affiliation Arbovirus Molecular Research Group, Department of vector borne diseases, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Simon J. Anthony,

Affiliation Wildlife Disease Laboratory, San Diego Zoo Conservation Research, Escondido, California, United States of America
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Alan R. Samuel,

Affiliation Arbovirus Molecular Research Group, Department of vector borne diseases, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Maria Papanastassopoulou,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Narender S. Maan,

Affiliation Arbovirus Molecular Research Group, Department of vector borne diseases, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Olga Mangana,

Affiliation Virus Laboratory, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
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Peter P. C. Mertens

* E-mail: peter.mertens@bbsrc.ac.uk

Affiliation Arbovirus Molecular Research Group, Department of vector borne diseases, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis of Full-Length VP3 Genes of Eastern Mediterranean Bluetongue Virus Isolates

Kyriaki Nomikou,
Chrysostomos Ι. Dovas,
Sushila Maan,
Simon J. Anthony,
Alan R. Samuel,
Maria Papanastassopoulou,
Narender S. Maan,
Olga Mangana,
Peter P. C. Mertens

Published: July 30, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006437

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