A double deletion prevents replication of the pestivirus bovine viral diarrhea virus in the placenta of pregnant heifers.

In contrast to wild type bovine viral diarhea virus (BVDV) specific double deletion mutants are not able to establish persistent infection upon infection of a pregnant heifer. Our data shows that this finding results from a defect in transfer of the virus from the mother animal to the fetus. Pregnan...

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Main Authors: Jolene Carlson, Robert Kammerer, Jens Peter Teifke, Julia Sehl-Ewert, Christiane Pfarrer, Gregor Meyers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010107