The Evolution of Norovirus, the “Gastric Flu”
Open Access
- 12 February 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 5 (2) , e42
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050042
Abstract
The authors discuss the implications of a new study that presents compelling data to show that norovirus evolution is driven by immune selection pressure.Keywords
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