Morphology-dependent entry kinetics and spread of influenza A virus
Sarah Peterl, Carmen Maria Lahr, Carl Niklas Schneider, Janis Meyer, Xenia Podlipensky, Vera Lechner, Maria Villiou, Larissa Eis, Steffen Klein, Charlotta Funaya, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam, Frederik Graw, Christine Selhuber‐Unkel, Karl Rohr, Petr Chlanda
This study investigates how influenza A virus morphology affects entry kinetics and cell-to-cell spread, finding that filamentous viruses spread more slowly and are advantageous under neutralizing antibody pressure.
The EMBO Journal · Jun 9, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology