Article
Influenza receptors, polymerase and host range.
Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Apr 2009
Matrosovich M, Stech J, Klenk H Dieter
Abstract excerpt
Influenza infection is initiated by virus attachment to sialic acid-containing cell-surface receptors. The spectrum of sialylglycoconjugates varies substantially between viral host species as well as target tissues and cell types of the same species, leading to variations in the receptor-binding specificity of viruses circulating in these hosts. Therefore, receptor specificity plays an important role in the viral...
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