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Pathogens like the Vaccinia virus exploit the actin cytoskeleton to move around on the surface of cells – this ‘surfing’ accelerates virus spreading between cells.

This drawing was created to illustrate the research of Florian Schur’s laboratory at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA).

Surfing Virus
Surfing Virus: Pathogens like the Vaccinia virus exploit the actin cytoskeleton to move around on the surface of cells – this ‘surfing’ accelerates virus spreading between cells.