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. 2013 Jun 27;1(3):e00291-13.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00291-13.

Complete Genome Sequence of Phocine Distemper Virus Isolated from a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) during the 1988 North Sea Epidemic

Rory D de Vries  1 , R Joyce Verburgh, Marco W G van de Bildt, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Rik L de Swart
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Complete Genome Sequence of Phocine Distemper Virus Isolated from a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) during the 1988 North Sea Epidemic

Rory D de Vries et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

Phocine distemper virus (PDV) was identified as the cause of a large morbillivirus outbreak among harbor seals in the North Sea in 1988. PDV is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus. Until now, no full-genome sequence of PDV has been available.

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