2023-05-23Zeitschriftenartikel
Extensive ITR expansion of the 2022 Mpox virus genome through gene duplication and gene loss
Brinkmann, Annika; Kohl, Claudia; Pape, Katharina; Bourquain, Daniel; Thürmer, Andrea; Michel, Janine; Schaade, Lars; Nitsche, Andreas
Poxviruses are known to evolve slower than RNA viruses with only 1–2 mutations/genome/year. Rather than single mutations, rearrangements such as gene gain and loss, which have been discussed as a possible driver for host ...
