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Deletion of pseudorabies virus US2 gene enhances viral titers in a porcine cerebral cortex primary culture system.
Virus genes - 1 Jun 2018
Lyu Chuang, Wang Shuwen, Sun Mingxia, Tang Yandong, Peng Jinmei, Tian Zhijun, Cai Xuehui
Abstract excerpt
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is a neurotropic virus with the ability to infect peripheral sensory ganglia. The transport of PRV from the peripheral to the central nervous system can cause lethal encephalitis in young piglets. However, the pathogenicity of PRV in the cerebral cortex remains poorly understood. In the present study, we developed a porcine cerebral cortex primary culture system (PCCS) using cerebral...
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