Features of Circulating Parainfluenza Virus Required for Growth in Human Airway

Respiratory paramyxoviruses, including the highly prevalent human parainfluenza viruses, cause the majority of childhood croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia, yet there are currently no vaccines or effective treatments. Paramyxovirus research has relied on the study of laboratory-adapted strains of v...

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Main Authors: Laura M. Palermo, Manik Uppal, Lucy Skrabanek, Paul Zumbo, Soren Germer, Nora C. Toussaint, Bert K. Rima, Devra Huey, Stefan Niewiesk, Matteo Porotto, Anne Moscona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-03-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/e00235-16