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Evolutionary and ecological consequences of chronic infection in Sulfolobus islandicus
… has mostly focused on antagonistic lytic viruses. Lytic viruses are horizontally transferred from one infected host to a new host via the release of viral particles through cell lysis and death. When increases in horizontal transmission increase the fitness of the virus, selection acts to …
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Recognition of hepatitis B epitopes by T cell receptors and T cell receptor-like antibodies
… However, the immune system of many patients with chronic viruses has undergone a process of tolerance whereby the T cells are either non-existent or inactive. The ability to study the viral pMHC on infected cells would allow a greater understanding of anti-viral responses and the development of …