We tested the suitability of the domestic pig as a model for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Inoculation did not cause disease, but a low level of virus replication, shedding, and seroconversion were observed. Pigs do not recapitulate human MERS-CoV and are unlikely to constitute a reservoir in nature.
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【저자키워드】 viruses, zoonoses, animal models, MERS-CoV, DPP4, Dipeptidyl peptidase 4, Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, United States, PIGS, Domestic pig, 【초록키워드】 Infection, Seroconversion, inoculation, virus replication, disease, Middle East, pig, respiratory syndrome coronavirus, tested, unlikely, 【제목키워드】 pig, reservoir,
【저자키워드】 viruses, zoonoses, animal models, MERS-CoV, DPP4, Dipeptidyl peptidase 4, Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, United States, PIGS, Domestic pig, 【초록키워드】 Infection, Seroconversion, inoculation, virus replication, disease, Middle East, pig, respiratory syndrome coronavirus, tested, unlikely, 【제목키워드】 pig, reservoir,