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SUBMITTER: Severini A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874796 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Severini Alberto A Tyler Shaun D SD Peters Geoffrey A GA Black Darla D Eberle R R
Archives of virology 20130319 8
This study reports the complete genome sequence of chimpanzee herpesvirus (ChHV), an alphaherpesvirus isolated from a chimpanzee. Although closely related to human herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2), the level of sequence diversity confirms that ChHV is sufficiently distinct to be considered a member of a different virus species rather than a variant strain of HSV2. Phylogenetic comparison with other simplexviruses at several levels supports the hypothesis that HSV2 and ChHV co-evolved with thei ...[more]