Biliary Secretion of Quasi-Enveloped Human Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is an unusual picornavirus that is released from cells cloaked in host-derived membranes. These quasi-enveloped virions (eHAV) are the only particle type circulating in blood during infection, whereas only nonenveloped virions are shed in feces. The reason for this is uncerta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-12-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/6/e01998-16 |