Snake Deltavirus Utilizes Envelope Proteins of Different Viruses To Generate Infectious Particles

ABSTRACT Satellite viruses, most commonly found in plants, rely on helper viruses to complete their replication cycle. The only known example of a human satellite virus is the hepatitis D virus (HDV), and it is generally thought to require hepatitis B virus (HBV) to form infectious particles. Until...

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Main Authors: Leonora Szirovicza, Udo Hetzel, Anja Kipar, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Olli Vapalahti, Jussi Hepojoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03250-19