Analysis of hemagglutinin-mediated entry tropism of H5N1 avian influenza

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Avian influenza virus H5N1 is a major concern as a potential global pandemic. It is thought that multiple key events must take place before efficient human-to-human transmission of the virus occurs. The first step in overcoming host...

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Main Authors: Gao George F, Guo Li, Wang Jianwei, Yu Jia, Xiao Haixia, Wang Jizhen, Rumschlag-Booms Emily, Guo Ying, Cao Youjia, Caffrey Michael, Rong Lijun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/39