Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles.

Although virus release from host cells and tissues propels the spread of many infectious diseases, most virus particles are not infectious; many are defective, lacking essential genetic information needed for replication. When defective and viable particles enter the same cell, the defective particl...

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Main Authors: Ashley Baltes, Fulya Akpinar, Bahar Inankur, John Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5600374?pdf=render