Viral Entry Properties Required for Fitness in Humans Are Lost through Rapid Genomic Change during Viral Isolation

IMPORTANCE Human parainfluenza virus 3 is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among infants, the immunocompromised, and the elderly. Using deep genomic sequencing of HPIV-3-positive clinical material and its subsequent viral isolate, we discover a number of known and novel coding mutations...

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Main Authors: Sho Iketani, Ryan C. Shean, Marion Ferren, Negar Makhsous, Dolly B. Aquino, Amedee des Georges, Bert Rima, Cyrille Mathieu, Matteo Porotto, Anne Moscona, Alexander L. Greninger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-09-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00898-18