Avian Influenza H7N9 Virus Adaptation to Human Hosts

Avian influenza virus A (H7N9), after circulating in avian hosts for decades, was identified as a human pathogen in 2013. Herein, amino acid substitutions possibly essential for human adaptation were identified by comparing the 4706 aligned overlapping nonamer position sequences (1–9, 2–10, etc.) of...

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Main Authors: Swan Tan, Muhammad Farhan Sjaugi, Siew Chinn Fong, Li Chuin Chong, Hadia Syahirah Abd Raman, Nik Elena Nik Mohamed, Joseph Thomas August, Asif M. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/871