Reverse Genetics for Fusogenic Bat-Borne Orthoreovirus Associated with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Humans: Role of Outer Capsid Protein σC in Viral Replication and Pathogenesis

• Takahiro Kawagishi,

  Affiliations Laboratory of Viral Replication, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Department of Molecular Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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• Yuta Kanai,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Viral Replication, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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• Hideki Tani,

  Affiliation Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan

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• Masayuki Shimojima,

  Affiliation Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan

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• Masayuki Saijo,

  Affiliation Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yoshiharu Matsuura,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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• Takeshi Kobayashi

  * E-mail: tkobayashi@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Laboratory of Viral Replication, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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