@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-43-1-231, author = "Wittek, Riccardo and Kuenzle, Clive C. and Wyler, Robert", title = "High C + G Content in Parapoxvirus DNA", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "1979", volume = "43", number = "1", pages = "231-234", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-43-1-231", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-43-1-231", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY The DNAs of eight parapoxviruses (four stomatitis papulosa viruses isolated from infected calves, a pseudocowpox virus isolated from a teat lesion of an infected cow and three orf viruses, one isolated from an infected sheep and two isolated from human infections) were analysed in CsCl gradients. The mole % of G + C was calculated from the buoyant density and found to be approx. 63% for all virus isolates examined. Parapoxvirus DNA thus has by far the highest G + C content of all poxvirus DNAs so far examined.", }