Receptor binding specificity of recent human H3N2 influenza viruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human influenza viruses are known to bind to sialic acid linked α2-6 to galactose, but the binding specificity beyond that linkage has not been systematically examined. H3N2 human influenza isolates lost binding to chicken red cells...

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Main Authors: Cummings Richard D, Gulati Upma, Smith David F, Gulati Shelly, Kumari Kshama, Air Gillian M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/42