Evolutionary and genetic analysis of the VP2 gene of canine parvovirus

Evolutionary and genetic analysis of the VP2 gene of canine parvovirus

Abstract Background Canine parvovirus (CPV) type 2 emerged in 1978 in the USA and quickly spread among dog populations all over the world with high morbidity. Although CPV is a DNA virus, its genomic substitution rate is similar to some RNA viruses. Therefore, it is important to trace the evolution...

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Main Authors: Gairu Li, Senlin Ji, Xiaofeng Zhai, Yuxiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Mengyan Zhu, Jiyong Zhou, Shuo Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Canine parvovirus type 2
VP2
Phylogenetic analysis
Evolution
Codon usage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3935-8

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