Bovine herpesvirus 1 can cross the intact zona pellucida of bovine oocytes after artificial infection.

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) is an important bovine pathogen, responsible for respiratory diseases and reproductive problems. This study investigated the penetration capacity of BHV1 into oocytes after co-incubation for either 1 h or 24 h. Immunofluorescence assays in cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs)...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Lopes Dias Queiroz-Castro, Eduardo Paulino da Costa, Saullo Vinicius Pereira Alves, Mariana Machado-Neves, José Domingos Guimarães, Lidiany Lopes Gomes, Stella Vieira Domingos, Caroline Gomides Ribeiro, Rebeca Toledo Caldas, Abelardo Silva-Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218963