Passatempo virus, a vaccinia virus strain, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Passatempo virus was isolated during a zoonotic outbreak. Biologic features and molecular characterization of hemagglutinin, thymidine kinase, and vaccinia growth factor genes suggested a vaccinia virus infection, which strengthens the idea of the reemergence and circulation of vaccinia virus in Brazil. Molecular polymorphisms indicated that Passatempo virus is a different isolate.

SUBMITTER: Leite JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3367646 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature