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Back to EpisodesA foot in the door for cytomegalovirus
Episode 1291
Published 1 month ago
Description
TWiV explains emergence of a neurovirulent double recombinant from the 'improved' nOPV2 in Uganda, and efficiency of viral entry determined whether cells are latently or lytically infected with cytomegalovirus.
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- nOPV2 neurovirulent recombinant in Uganda (Nat Micro)
- 2023 IMB report on polio eradication
- Viral entry shapes HCMV latency establishment (Nat Comm)
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- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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