Differences Between Influenza Virus Receptors on Target Cells of Duck and Chicken and Receptor Specificity of the 1997 H5N1 Chicken and Human Influenza Viruses from Hong Kong

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To study whether influenza virus receptors in chickens differ from those in other species, we compared the binding of lectins and influenza viruses with known receptor specificity to cell membranes and gangliosides from epithelial tissues of ducks, chickens, and African green monkeys. We found that chicken cells contained Neu5Ac alpha(2-6)Gal-terminated receptors recognized by Sambucus nigra lectin and by human...

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