SARS Coronavirus
Intestinal cell line permissive to SARS coronavirus
Published in Blood Weekly, October 14th, 2004
"Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) can produce gastrointestinal symptoms. The intestinal tract is the only extrapulmonary site where viable viruses have been detected. This study examined seven established human intestinal cell lines, DLD-1, HICT-116, HT-29, LoVo, LS-180, SW-480 and SW-620, for their permissiveness to SARS-CoV infection," researchers in China report."
"The results showed that only LoVo cells were permissive to SARS-CoV infection as evident by positive findings from indirect immunofluorescence staining for intracellular viral antigens, in situ...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-10-14)
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