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Pathogenicity of swine influenza viruses possessing an avian or swine-origin PB2 polymerase gene evaluated in mouse and pig models.
Virology - 5 Feb 2011
Ma Wenjun, Lager Kelly M, Li Xi, Janke Bruce H, Mosier Derek A, Painter Laura E, Ulery Eva S, Ma Jingqun, Lekcharoensuk Porntippa, Webby Richard J, Richt Jürgen A
Abstract excerpt
PB2 627K is a determinant of influenza host range and contributes to the pathogenicity of human-, avian-, and mouse-adapted influenza viruses in the mouse model. Here we used mouse and pig models to analyze the contribution of a swine-origin and avian-origin PB2 carrying either 627K or 627E in th...
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