Genetic stability of foot-and-mouth disease virus during long-term infections in natural hosts.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe infection caused by a picornavirus that affects livestock and wildlife. Persistence in ruminants is a well-documented feature of Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) pathogenesis and a major concern for disease control. Persistently infected animals harbor vir...

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Main Authors: Lisbeth Ramirez-Carvajal, Steven J Pauszek, Zaheer Ahmed, Umer Farooq, Khalid Naeem, Reed S Shabman, Timothy B Stockwell, Luis L Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5794060?pdf=render