Identification of site-specific adaptations conferring increased neural cell tropism during human enterovirus 71 infection.

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the most virulent enteroviruses, but the specific molecular features that enhance its ability to disseminate in humans remain unknown. We analyzed the genomic features of EV71 in an immunocompromised host with disseminated disease according to the different sites of i...

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Main Authors: Samuel Cordey, Tom J Petty, Manuel Schibler, Yannick Martinez, Daniel Gerlach, Sandra van Belle, Lara Turin, Evgeny Zdobnov, Laurent Kaiser, Caroline Tapparel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3406088?pdf=render