Studies of the recently discovered human rhinovirus species C (HRV-C) virus have been hampered by an inability to propagate the virus in standard cell culture. Yury Bochkov et al. have now developed a tissue culture system for HRV-C using human organ culture of sinus mucosa. This, together with development of a reverse genetics system for HRV-C, should provide a better understanding of HRV-C biology and facilitate discovery of an HRV-C receptor.
- Yury A Bochkov
- Ann C Palmenberg
- James E Gern
