Induction of cell-cell fusion by ectromelia virus is not inhibited by its fusion inhibitory complex

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ectromelia virus, a member of the Orthopox genus, is the causative agent of the highly infectious mousepox disease. Previous studies have shown that different poxviruses induce cell-cell fusion which is manifested by the formation of...

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Main Authors: Fuchs Pinhas, Schnider Paula, Israely Tomer, Politi Boaz, Maik-Rachline Galia, Paran Nir, Erez Noam, Melamed Sharon, Lustig Shlomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/151