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. 2018 Jul 5;6(27):e00572-18.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00572-18.

Complete Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Used for the Formulation of CBER/FDA RNA Reference Reagents and Lot Release Panels for Nucleic Acid Technology Testing

Evgeniya Volkova  1 , Andriyan Grinev  1 , Rafaelle Fares-Gusmao  1 , Caren Chancey  1 , Maria Rios  2
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Complete Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Used for the Formulation of CBER/FDA RNA Reference Reagents and Lot Release Panels for Nucleic Acid Technology Testing

Evgeniya Volkova et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

We report here the complete genome sequences of two Zika virus strains (FSS13025 and PRVABC59) used for formulation of CBER/FDA RNA reference reagents and lot release panels for use with nucleic acid technology (NAT) testing.

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