Herpes simplex virus type 1 ribonucleotide reductase null mutants induce lesions in guinea pigs.
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Two herpes simplex virus type 1 ribonucleotide reductase null mutants, hrR3 and ICP6 delta, produced cutaneous lesions in guinea pigs as severe as those of wild-type strains. The lesions induced by hrR3 resulted from in vivo replication of the mutant virus, suggesting that this virus-encoded enzyme is nonessential for virus replication in guinea pigs.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Virology
دوره 173 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989