A role for glycolipid biosynthesis in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus entry.

A novel bunyavirus was recently found to cause severe febrile illness with high mortality in agricultural regions of China, Japan, and South Korea. This virus, named severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), represents a new group within the Phlebovirus genus of the Bunyaviridae. Li...

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Main Authors: Mary Jane Drake, Benjamin Brennan, Kenneth Briley, Stephen M Bart, Eric Sherman, Agnieszka M Szemiel, Madeleine Minutillo, Frederic D Bushman, Paul Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006316