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Evolutionary characteristics of morbilliviruses during serial passages in vitro: Gradual attenuation of virus virulence.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2016
Liu Fuxiao, Wu Xiaodong, Li Lin, Zou Yanli, Liu Shan, Wang Zhiliang
Abstract excerpt
The genus Morbillivirus is classified into the family Paramyxoviridae, and is composed of 6 members, namely measles virus (MV), rinderpest virus (RPV), peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV), canine distemper virus (CDV), phocine distemper virus (PDV) and cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV). The MV, RPV, PPRV and CDV have been successfully attenuated through their serial passages in vitro for the production of live...
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