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Establishment of Subclones of the Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus YG1 Strain Selected Using Low pH-Dependent Cell Fusion Activity.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 24 Jul 2017
Nishio Sanae, Tsuda Yoshimi, Ito Ryo, Shimizu Kenta, Yoshimatsu Kumiko, Arikawa Jiro
Abstract excerpt
The first clinical case of the YG1 strain of the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) has been isolated in Japan. We found that only some of the cells underwent low pH-dependent cell fusion, although all of the cells were confirmed to have been infected with the virus. This suggested that the YG1 strain consists of a heterogeneous mixture of related viruses. Here, we established 3 subclones...
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