Geographical Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bank Vole Hepaciviruses in Europe

Schneider, Julia; Hoffmann, Bernd; Fevola, Cristina; Schmidt, Marie Luisa; Imholt, Christian; Fischer, Stefan; Ecke, Frauke; Hörnfeldt, Birger; Magnusson, Magnus; Olsson, Gert E.; Rizzoli, Annapaola; Tagliapietra, Valentina; Chiari, Mario; Reusken, Chantal; Bužan, Elena; Kazimirova, Maria; Stanko, Michal; White, Thomas A.; Reil, Daniela; Obiegala, Anna; Meredith, Anna; Felix Drexler, Jan; Essbauer, Sandra; Henttonen, Heikki; Jacob, Jens; Hauffe, Heidi C.; Beer, Martin; Heckel, Gerald; Ulrich, Rainer G.

doi:10.3390/v13071258

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