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Strain- and Subtype-Specific Replication of Genotype 3 Hepatitis E Viruses in Mongolian Gerbils.
Viruses - 12 Oct 2024
Li Tiancheng, Sakai Yusuke, Ami Yasushi, Suzaki Yuriko, Isogawa Masanori
Abstract excerpt
Since Mongolian gerbils are broadly susceptible to hepatitis E virus (HEV), including genotypes 1, 4, 5, and 8 (HEV-1, HEV-5, HEV-5, and HEV-8) and rat HEV, they are a useful small animal model for HEV. However, we have observed that the subtypes HEV-3k and HEV-3ra in genotype 3 HEV (HEV-3) were not infected efficiently in the gerbils. A small-animal model for HEV-3 is also needed since HEV-3 is responsible for...
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