VIRALLY INDUCED BIOFILM-LIKE STRUCTURE AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of virus transmission from cell to cell. More specifically, the present invention relates to the identification of a viral biofilm-like structure as a new mode of virus transmission and its use in methods of screening for a compound that affects formation and cohesion of such viral biofilm-like structure. The present invention also relates to compounds that affect virus transmission from cell to cell and use of such compounds in compositions and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases or disorders associated with a virus inducing a biofilm-like structure.