The Role of Arginine in the Replication of Herpes Simplex Virus Becker, Y. and Olshevsky, U. and Levitt, Julia,, 1, 471-478 (1967), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-1-4-471, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 0022-1317, abstract= SUMMARY Arginine is essential for the replication of herpes simplex virus. Omission of arginine from the culture medium did not affect the synthesis of viral DNA but prevented the formation of virions. Addition of arginine immediately stimulated protein synthesis which was followed by virus formation., language=, type=