Recent Progress in Bunyavirus Research

• Main Author: Pierre-Yves Lozach (auth)
• Other Authors: Jane Tao (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Nairovirus; Tospovirus; Reverse genetics; Orthobunyavirus; Vectors and transmission; Bunyavirus entry; Bunyavirus replication; Emerging diseases; Virus-host interactions; Viral immunity; Bunyaviridae; Bunyavirus assembly and release; Vaccine development; Hantavirus; Antiviral therapeutics; Phlebovirus
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Bunyaviridae is the largest family of RNA viruses, with over 350 isolates worldwide distributed into five genera (i.e., Hantavirus, Orthobunyavirus, Nairovirus, Tospovirus, and Phlebovirus). Many of these viruses are significant human or agricultural pathogens. The increasing number of reports o...