The Research about Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Dear Colleagues,

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection continues to be an important cause of morbidity, especially in individuals with an immature or dysfunctional immune system who develop complications associated with the infection, resulting in an important public health issue. In addition to the number of groups trying to understand the dynamics of CMV infection, the complex interaction between CMV and the immune system, the absence of an animal model that is able to reproduce the human physiology associated with CMV, and the lack of information on many of the potential proteins encoded by the CMV genome have limited our knowledge about virus–host interactions.

This Special Issue will focus on basic science and translational research to obtain complete comprehension of the CMV genome, the factors that contribute to the CMV virus–cell interaction, and tropism and implications for vaccine design.

Dr. Pilar Pérez Romero
Guest Editor

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