Recombinant Tula hantavirus shows reduced fitness but is able to survive in the presence of a parental virus: analysis of consecutive passages in a cell culture

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Tula hantavirus carrying recombinant S RNA segment (recTULV) grew in a cell culture to the same titers as the original cell adapted variant but presented no real match to the parental virus. Our data showed that the lower competitiveness of recTULV could not be i...

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Main Authors: Plyusnin Alexander, Plyusnina Angelina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-02-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/12