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Myxoma virus

Known as: Myxomatosis Virus, Poxvirus Myxomatis, Myxomatosis Viruses 
The type species of LEPORIPOXVIRUS causing infectious myxomatosis, a severe generalized disease, in rabbits. Tumors are not always present.
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
ABSTRACT Myxoma virus (MYXV) M062R is a functional homolog of the C7L family of host range genes from orthopoxviruses. We… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Myxoma virus (MV) is a rabbit-specific poxvirus, whose unexpected tropism to human cancer cells has led to studies exploring its… 
2006
2006
Summary.Poxviruses are among the largest and most complex viruses known. Vaccinia virus, the prototype of the family Poxviridae… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
ABSTRACT Recently, myxoma virus was shown to encode an additional member of the serpin superfamily. The viral gene, called serp2… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
SERP-1 is a myxoma virus-encoded serpin, secreted from infected cells, that is required for virulence and has anti-inflammatory… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Interferon-gamma functions within the immune system as a potent anti-viral and immunoregulatory cytokine. In order to… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
A detailed investigation has been made of the pock-counting method for titrating vaccinia virus on embryonated eggs with a view… 
Review
1957
Review
1957
The primary lesions produced in rabbits by the intradermal inoculation of the virulent French strain of myxoma virus were clearly… 
Review
1954
Review
1954
An account is given of experiments designed to study the spread of myxomatosis in populations of rabbits living under natural…