| Literature DB >> 18005736 |
Gina M Conenello1, Peter Palese.
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Virulence factors, such as the recently discovered PB1-F2, contribute to the pathogenesis and comorbidity of influenza A virus. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, McAuley et al. characterize the role of PB1-F2, including in the pandemic 1918 virus, in causing increased lung pathology and fatal pneumococcus infection in mice. This work sheds light on the mechanisms of pathogenicity during influenza A virus infections.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18005736 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2007.09.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Host Microbe ISSN: 1931-3128 Impact factor: 21.023