Neutralizing antibodies against porcine epidemic diarrhea virus block virus attachment and internalization

Abstract Background Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is emerging as a pathogenic coronavirus that causes a huge economic burden to the swine industry. Interaction of the viral spike (S) surface glycoprotein with the host cell receptor is recognized as the first step of infection and is the mai...

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Main Authors: Lang Gong, Ying Lin, Jianru Qin, Qianniu Li, Chunyi Xue, Yongchang Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-018-1042-3