Small Animal Models for Human Metapneumovirus: Cotton Rat is More Permissive than Hamster and Mouse

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is the second most prevalent causative agent of pediatric respiratory infections worldwide. Currently, there are no vaccines or antiviral drugs against this virus. One of the major hurdles in hMPV research is the difficulty to identify a robust small animal model to accu...

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Hlavní autoři: Yu Zhang, Stefan Niewiesk, Jianrong Li
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Edice:Pathogens
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On-line přístup:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/3/3/633

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