Genetic characterization of a recombinant myxoma virus leap into the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)
A. Agueda-Pinto, A. Lemos de Matos, M. Abrantes, S. Kraberger, M. A. Risalde, C. Gortazar, G. McFadden, A. Varsani, P. J. Esteves
The paper reports a new Myxoma virus strain (MYXV Toledo) in Iberian hares, characterized by three disrupted genes and a recombinant region with novel poxviral genes.
bioRxiv · May 1, 2019Microbiology