Extensive Genome-Wide Variability of Human Cytomegalovirus in Congenitally Infected Infants
Renzette N, Bhattacharjee B, Jensen J, Gibson L, Kowalik T. Extensive Genome-Wide Variability of Human Cytomegalovirus in Congenitally Infected Infants. PLOS Pathogens 2011, 7: e1001344. PMID: 21625576, PMCID: PMC3098220, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA virusesReplication of RNA genomesGenome-wide variabilityPopulation genetic analysesRNA virus populationsHuman cytomegalovirusGenome wide studiesAmino acid levelsIntrahost populationsDsDNA genomeRNA genomeGenomic variabilityGenome typesPositive selectionGenetic analysisGenomeDNA virusesVirus populationsViral populationsWide studiesCongenital human cytomegalovirusImmune-mediated mechanismsCongenitally infected infantsSamples of neonatesFidelity replication