Snake Deltavirus Utilizes Envelope Proteins of Different Viruses To Generate Infectious Particles

Snake Deltavirus Utilizes Envelope Proteins of Different Viruses To Generate Infectious Particles

Deltaviruses need a coinfecting enveloped virus to produce infectious particles necessary for transmission to a new host. Hepatitis D virus (HDV), the only known deltavirus until 2018, has been found only in humans, and its coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is linked with fulminant hepatitis....

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Main Authors: Leonora Szirovicza, Udo Hetzel, Anja Kipar, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Olli Vapalahti, Jussi Hepojoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-03-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
coinfection
deltavirus
hepatitis
virology
zoonotic infections
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03250-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03250-19

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