Article
Genetic divergence of influenza A NS1 gene in pandemic 2009 H1N1 isolates with respect to H1N1 and H3N2 isolates from previous seasonal epidemics.
Virology journal - 1 Sept 2010
Campanini Giulia, Piralla Antonio, Paolucci Stefania, Rovida Francesca, Percivalle Elena, Maga Giovanni, Baldanti Fausto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Influenza A pandemic sustained by a new H1N1 variant (H1N1v) started in Mexico and the USA at the end of April 2009 spreading worldwide in a few weeks. In this study we investigate the variability of the NS1 gene of the pandemic H1N1v strain with respect to previous seasonal strains circulating in humans and the potential selection of virus variants through isolation in cell culture. METHODS:...
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