A Fusion-Inhibiting Peptide against Rift Valley Fever Virus Inhibits Multiple, Diverse Viruses

Jeffrey W. Koehler; Jeffrey M. Smith; Daniel R. Ripoll; Kristin W. Spik; Shannon L. Taylor; Catherine V. Badger; Rebecca J. Grant; Monica M. Ogg; Anders Wallqvist; Mary C. Guttieri; Robert F. Garry; Connie S. Schmaljohn

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002430

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A Fusion-Inhibiting Peptide against Rift Valley Fever Virus Inhibits Multiple, Diverse Viruses

Jeffrey W. Koehler,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Jeffrey M. Smith,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Daniel R. Ripoll,

Affiliation DoD Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Kristin W. Spik,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Shannon L. Taylor,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Catherine V. Badger,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Rebecca J. Grant,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Monica M. Ogg,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Anders Wallqvist,

Affiliation DoD Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Mary C. Guttieri,

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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Robert F. Garry,

Affiliation Tulane University, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Connie S. Schmaljohn

* E-mail: connie.schmaljohn@amedd.army.mil

Affiliation United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Virology Division, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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A Fusion-Inhibiting Peptide against Rift Valley Fever Virus Inhibits Multiple, Diverse Viruses

Jeffrey W. Koehler,
Jeffrey M. Smith,
Daniel R. Ripoll,
Kristin W. Spik,
Shannon L. Taylor,
Catherine V. Badger,
Rebecca J. Grant,
Monica M. Ogg,
Anders Wallqvist,
Mary C. Guttieri

Published: September 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002430

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