Avian Influenza A Virus Infects Swine Airway Epithelial Cells without Prior Adaptation

Pigs play an important role in the interspecies transmission of influenza A viruses (IAV). The porcine airway epithelium contains binding sites for both swine/human IAV (<em>α</em>2,6-linked sialic acids) and avian IAV (<em>α</em>2,3-linked sialic acids) and therefore is suit...

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Main Authors: Dai-Lun Shin, Wei Yang, Ju-Yi Peng, Bevan Sawatsky, Veronika von von Messling, Georg Herrler, Nai-Huei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/6/589