A wide extent of inter-strain diversity in virulent and vaccine strains of alphaherpesviruses.

Alphaherpesviruses are widespread in the human population, and include herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and 2, and varicella zoster virus (VZV). These viral pathogens cause epithelial lesions, and then infect the nervous system to cause lifelong latency, reactivation, and spread. A related veterinary...

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Main Authors: Moriah L Szpara, Yolanda R Tafuri, Lance Parsons, S Rafi Shamim, Kevin J Verstrepen, Matthieu Legendre, L W Enquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1002282&type=printable
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