Murine Cytomegalovirus Exploits Olfaction To Enter New Hosts

ABSTRACT   Viruses transmit via the environmental and social interactions of their hosts. Herpesviruses have colonized mammals since their earliest origins, suggesting that they exploit ancient, common pathways. Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are assumed to enter new hosts orally, but no site has been ide...

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Main Authors: Helen E. Farrell, Clara Lawler, Cindy S. E. Tan, Kate MacDonald, Kimberley Bruce, Michael Mach, Nick Davis-Poynter, Philip G. Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-05-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00251-16