Evolution of Genome Size and Complexity in the Rhabdoviridae

Peter J. Walker; Cadhla Firth; Steven G. Widen; Kim R. Blasdell; Hilda Guzman; Thomas G. Wood; Prasad N. Paradkar; Edward C. Holmes; Robert B. Tesh; Nikos Vasilakis

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004664

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Evolution of Genome Size and Complexity in the Rhabdoviridae

Peter J. Walker ,

* E-mail: Peter.Walker@csiro.au

¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation CSIRO Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Cadhla Firth ,

¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation CSIRO Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Steven G. Widen,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Kim R. Blasdell,

Affiliation CSIRO Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Hilda Guzman,

Affiliation Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Thomas G. Wood,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Prasad N. Paradkar,

Affiliation CSIRO Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Edward C. Holmes,

Affiliation Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Biological Sciences and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Robert B. Tesh,

Affiliation Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Nikos Vasilakis

Affiliation Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Evolution of Genome Size and Complexity in the Rhabdoviridae

Peter J. Walker,
Cadhla Firth,
Steven G. Widen,
Kim R. Blasdell,
Hilda Guzman,
Thomas G. Wood,
Prasad N. Paradkar,
Edward C. Holmes,
Robert B. Tesh,
Nikos Vasilakis

Published: February 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004664

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