An immortalized porcine macrophage cell line competent for the isolation of African swine fever virus

Abstract African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of African swine fever (ASF), a fatal hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs and wild boar. The virus primarily infects macrophage and monocyte host cells, these do not grow in vitro. Many attempts have been made to establish sustainab...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Masujin, Tomoya Kitamura, Ken -ichiro Kameyama, Kota Okadera, Tatsuya Nishi, Takato Takenouchi, Hiroshi Kitani, Takehiro Kokuho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84237-2