From: Design and engineering of a transmissible antiviral defense
Type of cell | If infected by | Outcome |
---|---|---|
Uninfected | Lethal virus | Cell dies; lethal virus produces progeny |
" | Vaccine | Protected against lethal virus; remains susceptible to helper virus; cannot produce vaccine progeny |
" | Helper | Remains susceptible to lethal virus; produces helper progeny; can no longer be infected by vaccine |
Vaccine-infected | Helper | Remains protected against lethal virus; now reproduces helper and vaccine progeny |
Helper-infected | Lethal virus | Cell dies; lethal virus produces progeny |