Non-Simian Foamy Viruses: Molecular Virology, Tropism and Prevalence and Zoonotic/Interspecies Transmission

Within the field of retrovirus, our knowledge of foamy viruses (FV) is still limited. Their unique replication strategy and mechanism of viral persistency needs further research to gain understanding of the virus-host interactions, especially in the light of the recent findings suggesting their anci...

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Main Authors: Timo Kehl, Juan Tan, Magdalena Materniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/9/2169