Establishment of fruit bat cells (Rousettus aegyptiacus) as a model system for the investigation of filoviral infection.

BACKGROUND: The fruit bat species Rousettus aegyptiacus was identified as a potential reservoir for the highly pathogenic filovirus Marburg virus. To establish a basis for a molecular understanding of the biology of filoviruses in the reservoir host, we have adapted a set of molecular tools for inve...

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Main Authors: Verena Krähling, Olga Dolnik, Larissa Kolesnikova, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ingo Jordan, Volker Sandig, Stephan Günther, Stephan Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2927428?pdf=render