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New bat cell lines and reagents help to study bat antiviral immune responses against hantaviruses and coronaviruses

New bat cell lines and reagents help to study bat antiviral immune responses against hantaviruses and coronaviruses
2025-04-15
(Press-News.org) New bat cell lines and reagents help to study bat antiviral immune responses against hantaviruses and coronaviruses

 

In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Biology: https://plos.io/3E5BYAJ

Article title: Expanding the bat toolbox: Carollia perspicillata bat cell lines and reagents enable the characterization of viral susceptibility and innate immune responses

Author countries: Canada, United States

Funding: see manuscript

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[Press-News.org] New bat cell lines and reagents help to study bat antiviral immune responses against hantaviruses and coronaviruses