Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The Structure of ASFV Advances the Fight against the Disease.
- Journal:
- Trends in biochemical sciences
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Xian, Yuejiao & Xiao, Chuan
- Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry · United States
Abstract
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative pathogen of the recent African swine fever epidemic, with devastating impacts on economy. A recent study by Wang et al. reveals the multilayer structural details of ASFV at near-atomic resolution, which provides interesting insights about giant virus assembly and paves the way for vaccine development.
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