A Mechanism Underlying Attenuation of Recombinant Influenza A Viruses Carrying Reporter Genes

Influenza A viruses (IAV) carrying reporter genes provide a powerful tool to study viral infection and pathogenesis in vivo, however, incorporating a non-essential gene into the IAV genome often results in virus attenuation and genetic instability. Very few studies have systematically compared diffe...

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Main Authors: Xiujuan Zhao, Lin Wang, Qinghua Cui, Ping Li, Yanyan Wang, Yingying Zhang, Yong Yang, Lijun Rong, Ruikun Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/12/679