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A Sensitive Pseudovirus Assay for Screening SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies – News-Medical.net
The safety and versatility of pseudoviruses as virological tools have supported their use in assessing the efficacy and safety of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.
																								
												
												
											 The safety and versatility of pseudoviruses as virological tools have supported their use in assessing the efficacy and safety of vaccines and therapeutic agents against the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
SARS-CoV-2. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com
Advantages of a pseudovirus system
Pseudoviruses are excellent tools for studying novel and highly pathogenic viruses that would otherwise require laboratory facilities of a higher biosafety level (BSL)… 
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