Origin and characteristics of internal genes affect infectivity of the novel avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus.

BACKGROUND: Human infection with a novel avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus occurred continuously in China during the first half of 2013, with high infectivity and pathogenicity to humans. In this study, we investigated the origin of internal genes of the novel H7N9 virus and analyzed the relatio...

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Main Authors: Yan Feng, Haiyan Mao, Changping Xu, Jianmin Jiang, Yin Chen, Juying Yan, Jian Gao, Zhen Li, Shichang Xia, Yiyu Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3838381?pdf=render