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Bacterial lipopolysaccharide binding enhances virion stability and promotes environmental fitness of an enteric virus.
Cell host & microbe - 15 Jan 2014
Robinson Christopher M, Jesudhasan Palmy R, Pfeiffer Julie K
Abstract excerpt
Enteric viruses, including poliovirus and reovirus, encounter a vast microbial community in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract, which has been shown to promote virus replication and pathogenesis. Investigating the underlying mechanisms, we find that poliovirus binds bacterial surface polysaccha...
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