Characterization of Synthetic Chikungunya Viruses Based on the Consensus Sequence of Recent E1-226V Isolates

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that re-emerged in 2004 and has caused massive outbreaks in recent years. The lack of a licensed vaccine or treatment options emphasize the need to obtain more insight into the viral life cycle and CHIKV-host interactions. Infectious cDNA clon...

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Main Authors: Scholte, Florine E. M., Tas, Ali, Martina, Byron E. E., Cordioli, Paolo, Narayanan, Krishna, Makino, Shinji, Snijder, Eric J., van Hemert, Martijn J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731263/