Tobacco mosaic virus in the lungs of mice following intra-tracheal inoculation.

Plant viruses are generally considered incapable of infecting vertebrates. Accordingly, they are not considered harmful for humans. However, a few studies questioned the certainty of this paradigm. Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) RNA has been detected in human samples and TMV RNA translation has been des...

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Main Authors: Fanny Balique, Philippe Colson, Abdoulaye Oury Barry, Claude Nappez, Audrey Ferretti, Khatoun Al Moussawi, Tatsiana Ngounga, Hubert Lepidi, Eric Ghigo, Jean-Louis Mege, Hervé Lecoq, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559775?pdf=render