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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Gallid Alphaherpesvirus 2
SUBMITTER: Keith W. Jarosinski
PROVIDER: PXD040077 | JPOST Repository | Mon Jun 05 00:00:00 BST 2023
REPOSITORIES: jPOST
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PLoS pathogens 20230608 6
Efficient transmission of herpesviruses is essential for dissemination in host populations; however, little is known about the viral genes that mediate transmission, mostly due to a lack of natural virus-host model systems. Marek's disease is a devastating herpesviral disease of chickens caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV) and an excellent natural model to study skin-tropic herpesviruses and transmission. Like varicella zoster virus that causes chicken pox in humans, the only site where infect ...[more]