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Title: Detection of koala retrovirus subgroup B (KoRV-B) in animals housed at European zoos. Author: Fiebig U, Keller M, Denner J. Journal: Arch Virol; 2016 Dec; 161(12):3549-3553. PubMed ID: 27638778. Abstract: Many koalas carry an endogenous retrovirus, KoRV-A, in their genome. Recently, a second retrovirus, KoRV-B, was detected in koalas in Japanese and U.S. zoos. However, this virus is not endogenous, differs in the receptor binding site of the surface envelope protein, and uses a receptor different from that of KoRV-A. We describe here a KoRV-B found in koalas at zoos in Germany and Belgium that differs slightly from that found in the Los Angeles zoo.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]