Isfort R J, Witter R, Kung H J
Human Safety Dept, Procter and Gamble Company, Miami Valley Laboratories, Cincinnati, OH 45239-8707.
Trends Microbiol. 1994 May;2(5):174-7. doi: 10.1016/0966-842x(94)90668-8.
Recent studies have indicated that retroviruses can integrate into and mutate the genomes of herpesviruses during co-infection. This interaction has the potential to change the host range and pathogenicity of both viruses and result in novel infectious agents and diseases. This phenomenon also allows genetic material to be exchanged between these viruses and their hosts.
最近的研究表明,逆转录病毒在共同感染期间可整合到疱疹病毒基因组中并使其发生突变。这种相互作用有可能改变两种病毒的宿主范围和致病性,并产生新的感染因子和疾病。这种现象还使这些病毒与其宿主之间能够交换遗传物质。