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Volume 22, Number 5—May 2016
Research

Genetic Characterization of Archived Bunyaviruses and their Potential for Emergence in Australia

Bixing Huang, Cadhla Firth, Daniel Watterson, Richard Allcock, Agathe M.G. Colmant, Jody Hobson-Peters, Peter D. Kirkland, Glen Hewitson, Jamie McMahon, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Andrew F. van den Hurk, and David WarrilowComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (B. Huang, G. Hewitson, J. McMahon, S. Hall-Mendelin, A.F. van den Hurk, D. Warrilow); Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (C. Firth); The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia (D. Watterson, A.M.G. Colmant, J. Hobson-Peters); University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia (R. Allcock); QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands (R. Allcock); Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Menangle, New South Wales, Australia (P. Kirkland)

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Figure 5

Taggert virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase showing a viral homologue (vOTU) of the ovarian tumor domain. The alignment of nairoviruses shows a consensus sequence, which corresponds to the vOTU domain (24–26), which has been linked to virulence. The highly conserved residues, which include the catalytic triad residues, are indicated with a black box below each column.

Figure 5. Taggert virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase showing a viral homologue (vOTU) of the ovarian tumor domain. The alignment of nairoviruses shows a consensus sequence, which corresponds to the vOTU domain (24–26), which has been linked to virulence. The highly conserved residues, which include the catalytic triad residues, are indicated with a black box below each column.

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