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Viruses are very small. Tiny. For example, canine distemper virus (CDV) particles are about 200 nm in diameter. That is 0.0002 mm. Comparing this virus to a 1-mm-diameter bead is like comparing a p...
Working with viruses in the laboratory can be a little tricky.Unlike bacteria, viruses cannot be grown in a media culture. Viruses lack some important enzyme to replicate themselves and need to hij...
How does CDV infect cells?In order to infect a cell, viruses recognize specific molecules in the surface of the cells, called "receptors". Those receptors are normally expressed by the cell and hav...
Our research project has implications for the better management of many animals other than dogs! Despite having the word "canine" in its name, canine distemper virus (CDV) can infect a wide range o...
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