학술논문
Direct cell-to-cell transmission of respiratory viruses: The fast lanes.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*RNA viruses
*VIRUS diseases
*CELL membranes
*MICROBIAL virulence
*MICROORGANISMS
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Language
ISSN
1553-7366
Abstract
The article discusses how virus particles save genomes from hostile environments within and outside the host. It notes that direct cell-to-cell spread of infections has several benefits, including efficiency, speed, and barrier avoidance. It adds that respiratory viruses include a large group of pathogens that spans different viral families.