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Infection studies on human cell lines with porcine circovirus type 1 and porcine circovirus type 2
19 Apr 2004
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BACKGROUND: The lack of human donor organs in allotransplantation has led to a proposal for the use of porcine tissues and organs as alternative therapeutic material for humans. Besides immunological problems like graft rejection, one of the major concerns is the transmission of porcine microorganisms as viruses, bacteria and fungi to a human recipient. METHODS: Human cell lines have been infected with porcine...
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