Metagenomic analysis of viromes of dromedary camel fecal samples reveals large number and high diversity of circoviruses and picobirnaviruses

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 471-473
Pages: 117-125
Citations: 73
Access: Closed

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                                    Patrick C. Y. Woo, 
                                
                                    Susanna K. P. Lau, 
                                
                                    Jade L. L. Teng
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Metagenomic analysis of viromes of dromedary camel fecal samples reveals large number and high diversity of circoviruses and picobirnaviruses. 
                            Virology
                            , 471-473
                            
                            , 117-125.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2014.09.020

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DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.09.020