Co-infection between influenza virus and flagellated bacteria Co-infecção entre vírus influenza e bactéria flagelada

Trypsin is required in the hemagglutinin (HA) cleavage to in vitro influenza viruses activation. This HA cleavage is necessary for virus cell entry by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Bacteria in the respiratory tract are potential sources of proteases that could contribute to the cleavage of influenz...

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Main Authors: Dalva Assunção Portari Mancini, Rita Maria Zucatelli Mendonça, Andrea Luppi Fernandes Dias, Ronaldo Zucatelli Mendonça, José Ricardo Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652005000500007