Evaluation of Taterapox Virus in Small Animals

Taterapox virus (TATV), which was isolated from an African gerbil (Tatera kempi) in 1975, is the most closely related virus to variola; however, only the original report has examined its virology. We have evaluated the tropism of TATV in vivo in small animals. We found that TATV does not infect Grap...

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Main Authors: Scott Parker, Ryan Crump, Hollyce Hartzler, R. Mark Buller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/8/203