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Genome Number and Size Polymorphism in Zika Virus Infectious Units.
Journal of virology - 24 Feb 2021
Sexton Nicole R, Bellis Eric D, Murrieta Reyes A, Spangler Mark Cole, Cline Parker J, Weger-Lucarelli James, Ebel Gregory D
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Zika virus (ZIKV; Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) is an arthropod-borne infection that can result in severe outcomes, particularly in fetuses infected in utero It has been assumed that infection by ZIKV, as well as other viruses, is largely initiated by individual virus particles binding to and entering a cell. However, recent studies have demonstrated that multiple virus particles are frequently delivered to a cell...
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