Antiviral Activity of Bacillus sp. Isolated from the Marine Sponge Petromica citrina against Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, a Surrogate Model of the Hepatitis C Virus

Antiviral Activity of Bacillus sp. Isolated from the Marine Sponge Petromica citrina against Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, a Surrogate Model of the Hepatitis C Virus

The Hepatitis C virus causes chronic infections in humans, which can develop to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The Bovine viral diarrhea virus is used as a surrogate model for antiviral assays for the HCV. From marine invertebrates and microorganisms isolated from them, extracts were...

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Main Authors: Clarice Weis Arns, Cláudia Beatriz Afonso de Menezes, Bárbara Pereira da Silva, Eduardo Furtado Flores, Fabiana Fantinatti-Garboggini, Marina Aiello Padilla, Juliana Cristina Santiago Bastos, Luciana Konecny Kohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
hepatitis C virus
antiviral agents
marine microorganisms
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/5/1219

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