Rapid emergence of African swine fever virus variants with different numbers of a tandem repeat sequence in South Korea.

Seon-Hee KimSong-I LeeHyun-Gi Jeong Jongchan YooHyesung JeongYongjun ChoiKidong SonWeon Hwa Jheong

Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases (2020)

African swine fever virus variants with different numbers of a 10-bp tandem repeat were isolated in South Korea soon after being identified in wild boar. The short emergence periods and sympatric distributions within a narrow geographical region suggest that the variants were sporadically generated in the pre-existing viral population.

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gene expression
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