Establishment of persistent infection with foot-and-mouth disease virus in BHK-21 cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is able to cause persistent infection in ruminants besides acute infection and disease. Since the mechanisms of viral persistence and the determining factors are still unknown, <it>in vitro &...

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Main Authors: Fang Hui, Li Yong, Huang Xuan, Zheng Congyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/169