PB2 Segment Promotes High-pathogenicity Of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses In Mice

H5N1 influenza viruses with high lethality are a continuing threat to humans and poultry. Recently, H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) has been shown to transmit through aerosols between ferrets in lab experiments by acquiring some mutation. This is another deeply aggravated threa...

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Main Authors: Hailiang eSun, pengfei ecui, yafen esong, yan eqi, xiaokang eli, wenbao eqi, chenggang exu, Peirong eJiao, ming eliao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00073/full