The porcine virome and xenotransplantation

Abstract The composition of the porcine virome includes viruses that infect pig cells, ancient virus-derived elements including endogenous retroviruses inserted in the pig chromosomes, and bacteriophages that infect a broad array of bacteria that inhabit pigs. Viruses infecting pigs, among them viru...

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Main Author: Joachim Denner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-017-0836-z