Reassortment process after co-infection of pigs with avian H1N1 and swine H3N2 influenza viruses

Abstract Background The influenza A virus is highly variable, which, to some degree, is caused by the reassortment of viral genetic material. This process plays a major role in the generation of novel influenza virus strains that can emerge in a new host population. Due to the susceptibility of pigs...

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Main Authors: Kinga Urbaniak, Iwona Markowska-Daniel, Andrzej Kowalczyk, Krzysztof Kwit, Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól, Barbara Frącek, Zygmunt Pejsak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Pig
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1137-x