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Capturing viruses with bacteria

submitted by profvrr on April 20, 2012

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Tags: cd155 , fecal contamination , poliovirus , pvr , receptor , viral , virology , virus , water testing

Source: www.virology.ws

When my laboratory discovered the cell receptor for poliovirus in 1989, many new research directions were suddenly revealed – such as creating a mouse model for poliomyelitis. One application we did not think of was to use the receptor to screen samples of drinking water for the presence of viruses.

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