Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety
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...classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) and gamma retrovirus require more caution as they are integrating...components of a virus into different plasmids. For a retroviral system this looks like the genetic cargo in one... researcher.
Figure 1: Separation of retroviral packaging components onto distinct plasmids for...common types of viruses grown in the lab are gamma retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated...