Plant virus were detected in animals

Recent studies showed that plant virus-Tobacco mosaic virus-were detected in mice lung. It raised the question about the interaction between plant viruses and human.

Ref:

Balique, Fanny, Philippe Colson, Abdoulaye Oury Barry, Claude Nappez, Audrey Ferretti, Khatoun Al Moussawi, Tatsiana Ngounga, et al. 2013. “Tobacco Mosaic Virus in the Lungs of Mice Following Intra-Tracheal Inoculation.” PLoS ONE 8 (1) (January 30): e54993. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054993.

 

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