To assess whether the autophagosomes triggered by ASFV invasion (as an exogenous pathogen) co-localize with the virions or their components, PAMs were infected with 5 multiplicity of infection (MOI) of ASFV for 2 hpi and 1 MOI of ASFV for 20 hpi, and localization of p72 and LC3 was observed. This evidence concerns the gene DDX17 and infection.