Generation time of HIV

Value 2.6 days
Organism HIV
Reference Perelson AS, Neumann AU, Markowitz M, Leonard JM, Ho DD. Science. 1996 Mar 15 271(5255):1582-6.PubMed ID8599114
Method Mathematical model based on rates of virus decay in patients given anti-retroviral therapy
Comments Generation time-the time from release of a virion until it infects another cell and causes the release of a new generation of viral particles. See BNID 105728
Entered by Uri M
ID 102371