Prior Virus Exposure Alters the Long-Term Landscape of Viral Replication during Feline Lentiviral Infection

Prior Virus Exposure Alters the Long-Term Landscape of Viral Replication during Feline Lentiviral Infection

We developed a feline model of lentiviral cross-species transmission using a puma lentivirus (PLV or FIVPco) which infects domestic cats but does not cause disease. Infection with PLV protects cats from CD4+ T-cell decline caused by subsequent infection with virulent feline immunodeficiency virus (F...

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Main Authors: Sue VandeWoude, Xin Zheng, Scott Carver, Ryan M. Troyer, Julie A. Terwee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
FIV
HIV
co-infection
lentivirus
feline
tropism
reservoir
immunodeficiency
interferon-gamma
innate immunity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/3/10/1891/

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