MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewed
Neu5Gc binding loss of subtype H7 influenza A virus facilitates adaptation to gallinaceous poultry following transmission from waterbirds but restricts spillback
Minhui Guan, Thomas Jude Deliberto, Aijing Feng…·Xiu‐Feng Wan
This study shows H7 influenza A viruses lose Neu5Gc binding during adaptation to chickens, enhancing transmissibility in poultry but reducing transmission back to wild birds.
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