Contemporary human H3N2 influenza A viruses require a low threshold of suitable glycan receptors for efficient infection
C. M. Spruit, I. R. Sweet, T. Bestebroer, P. Lexmond, B. Qiu, M. J. Damen, R. A. Fouchier, J. Snijder, S. Herfst, G.-J. Boons, R. P. de Vries
This study shows that recent H3N2 influenza A viruses require a low threshold of glycan receptors for efficient infection, and increasing receptor numbers beyond this threshold does not improve infection efficiency.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022Microbiology