Frequency of D222G and Q223R hemagglutinin mutants of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus in Japan between 2009 and 2010.

Frequency of D222G and Q223R hemagglutinin mutants of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus in Japan between 2009 and 2010.

BACKGROUND: In April 2009, a novel swine-derived influenza A virus (H1N1pdm) emerged and rapidly spread around the world, including Japan. It has been suggested that the virus can bind to both 2,3- and 2,6-linked sialic acid receptors in infected mammals, in contrast to contemporary seasonal H1N1 vi...

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Main Authors: Mayo Yasugi, Shota Nakamura, Tomo Daidoji, Norihito Kawashita, Ririn Ramadhany, Cheng-Song Yang, Teruo Yasunaga, Tetsuya Iida, Toshihiro Horii, Kazuyoshi Ikuta, Kazuo Takahashi, Takaaki Nakaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281909?pdf=render

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