![]() What is the ultimate goal of your research? Of particular interest for me is the propensity of both of these viruses to invade the nervous system. We study one such virus that is carried by the majority of people on earth: herpes simplex virus (HSV), and a related but particularly virulent veterinary virus that infects many farm and companion animals called pseudorabies virus (PRV). Individual viruses from this group infect mammals ranging from mice to elephants to seals, as well as ourselves. These agents are more related to viruses of bacteria (bacteriophage) than they are to other animal viruses, and they are remarkably successful. An ancient group of viruses that has co-evolved with the animal kingdom: the herpesviruses.
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