The PB1-F2 protein of Influenza A virus: increasing pathogenicity by disrupting alveolar macrophages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>With the prospect of another pandemic Influenza fresh in our consciousness, the pathogenic nature of the Influenza A virus and its ability to induce high rates of mortality are ever more pertinent. Recently a novel protein encoded by an alternate reading frame in...

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Main Author: Coleman J Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/9