Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)—a name that sounds like it was derived straight from a 1970s low-budget sci-fi movie. And while this microbial pathogen does quite invoke the same fear as say Ebola, HCMV ...

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous β-herpesvirus with a large double-stranded DNA genome encoding over 160 proteins and multiple non-coding RNAs. After primary infection, usually ...

Antibodies that summon virus-engulfing white blood cells may play an important role in protecting infants from potentially serious congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), according to ...

Mothers with intrauterine transmission of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) to their newborns despite preconception immunity had higher levels of neutralizing antibodies but had weaker antibody-dependent ...

Most of us have heard of viruses such as measles and mumps – not to mention the more serious HIV and Ebola. But who has heard of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV)? I certainly hadn’t until I started my PhD ...

In this case, one arm of the antibody binds to an infected cell carrying cytomegalovirus proteins. The other arm attaches directly to a T cell. The antibody acts as a physical bridge, pulling the T ...