Infection of Female Primary Lower Genital Tract Epithelial Cells after Natural Pseudotyping of HIV-1: Possible Implications for Sexual Transmission of HIV-1

Yuyang Tang; Alvin George; Franklin Nouvet; Stephanie Sweet; Nkiruka Emeagwali; Harry E. Taylor; Glenn Simmons; James E. K. Hildreth

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101367

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Infection of Female Primary Lower Genital Tract Epithelial Cells after Natural Pseudotyping of HIV-1: Possible Implications for Sexual Transmission of HIV-1

Yuyang Tang,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Alvin George,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Franklin Nouvet,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Stephanie Sweet,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Nkiruka Emeagwali,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Harry E. Taylor,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Glenn Simmons,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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James E. K. Hildreth

* E-mail: jekhildreth@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Infection of Female Primary Lower Genital Tract Epithelial Cells after Natural Pseudotyping of HIV-1: Possible Implications for Sexual Transmission of HIV-1

Yuyang Tang,
Alvin George,
Franklin Nouvet,
Stephanie Sweet,
Nkiruka Emeagwali,
Harry E. Taylor,
Glenn Simmons,
James E. K. Hildreth

Published: July 10, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101367

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