Persistence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine circovirus type 2 in bacterial biofilms.

摘要

The aim of this pilot project was to investigateassociation of viruses with bacterialbiofilms. Our preliminary data indicate thatimportant viral pathogens of swine, namely,porcine reproductive and respiratory syndromevirus and porcine circovirus type 2,can associate with and persist within bacterialbiofilms for several days.