Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection spreads by cell-to-cell transfer in cultured MARC-145 cells, is dependent on an intact cytoskeleton, and is suppressed by drug-targeting of cell permissiveness to virus infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the etiologic agent of PRRS, causing widespread chronic infections which are largely uncontrolled by currently available vaccines or other antiviral measures. Cultured mo...

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Main Authors: Rowland Raymond RR, Ward-Demo Pam, Said Suleman, Wong Grace HW, Duman Richard G, Cafruny William A, Nelson Eric A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/3/1/90