2009-06-24Zeitschriftenartikel
Novel cytomegaloviruses in free-ranging and captive great apes: phylogenetic evidence for bidirectional horizontal transmission
Leendertz, Fabian; Deckers, Merlin; Schempp, Werner; Lankester, Felix; Boesch, Christophe; Mugisha, Lawrence; Dolan, Aidan; Gatherer, Derek; McGeoch, Duncan J.; Ehlers, Bernhard
Wild great apes often suffer from diseases of unknown aetiology. This is among the causes of population declines. Because human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important pathogen, especially in immunocompromised individuals, ...
