MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
The infectious unit of influenza A virus is a population of particles, not a single virion, as shown by absolute particle quantification
Yuu Kawahara, Kenji Tamao, Yoichiro Fujioka…·Kazuhito V. Tabata
This study quantifies influenza A virus particles and shows that only a small fraction are infectious, with infection driven by genome complementation among incomplete particles.
DOI 10.64898/2026.11.11.765807