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Avian influenza virus neuraminidase stalk length and haemagglutinin glycosylation patterns reveal molecularly directed reassortment promoting the emergence of highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b A (H5N1) viruses
Ranjana Nataraj, Anantika Chandra, Sannula Kesavardhana
This paper identifies molecular factors driving the emergence of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses by showing HA glycosylation and NA stalk length determine subtype pairing and viral fitness.
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