Article
CD1D knockout swine are permissive to African swine fever virus genotype II infection.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2026
Madden Daniel, Trujillo Jessie D, Elango Shanmugasundaram, Fitz Isaac, McDowell Chester D, Assato Patricia, Lyoo Eulim, Kwon Taeyong, Cool Konner, Li Yonghai, Ferreyra Franco Matias, Gaudreault Natasha N, Morozov Igor, Lee Kiho, Driver John, Richt Juergen A
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is an important pathogen of domestic and wild suids and the causative agent of African swine fever (ASF). ASFV displays a tropism for myeloid cells, predominately of the monocyte/macrophage lineage, which is critical for ASFV pathogenesis. However, the mechanisms that govern the cellular tropism of ASFV are complex and incompletely understood. ASFV can enter susceptible cells...
Topics
Join the communities discussing this publication.
