A human rhinovirus in chimpanzees

An outbreak of respiratory disease in Ugandan chimpanzees provides insight into how virus infection can shape the genome and lead to differences in the cell receptor gene that regulate susceptibility to infection. Severe respiratory disease was noted in the Kanyawara community of chimpanzees in western Uganda from February to August of 2013. During this outbreak, […]
Source: virology blog - Category: Virology Authors: Tags: Basic virology Information cadherin-related family member 3 CDHR3 chimpanzee genome respiratory infection rhinovirus c single nucleotide polymorphism viral viruses Source Type: blogs