Productive and abortive replication of human cytomegalovirus at different environmental pH values
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The influence of environmental pH on cytomegalovirus replication cycle was studied. A productive cycle was observed at pH values of 6.5 or higher while at pH values of 5.8, 6.0, 6.2 only virus-induced early events were expressed.
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Infectious Disease Early Event Productive Cycle Replication Cycle Human Cytomegalovirus
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