Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
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March 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
...transcription and replication strategies of Marburg virus and Ebola virus by using artificial replication systems...guest blogger Tessa Cressey.
The highly pathogenic Ebola virus belongs to the group of nonsegmented negative...such as measles, mumps, and rabies. Research on Ebola virus has been limited, in part, due to the necessity...minigenome systems, such as the one developed for Zaire ebola virus (EBOV) are extremely useful, allowing researchers... 2, 3).
Other important components of the Zaire ebola virus minigenome system
Similar to other RNA viruses...PMCID: PMC3787895.
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