Linking influenza virus tissue tropism to population-level reproductive fitness.

Influenza virus tissue tropism defines the host cells and tissues that support viral replication and contributes to determining which regions of the respiratory tract are infected in humans. The location of influenza virus infection along the respiratory tract is a key determinant of virus pathogeni...

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Main Authors: Leslie A Reperant, Thijs Kuiken, Bryan T Grenfell, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Andrew P Dobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3429484?pdf=render