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Comparative analysis of genome sequences of three isolates of Orf virus reveals unexpected sequence variation

Andrew A Mercer1, Norihito Ueda, Sonja-Maria Friederichs

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. andy.mercer@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

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