| Literature DB >> 8091680 |
M Orlich1, H Gottwald, R Rott.
Abstract
Mutants of the influenza virus A/seal/Mass/1/80 (H7N7) are described which contain an insertion of 60 nucleotides in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, derived most probably by recombination between the HA gene and the nucleoprotein gene of the same virus. The nonhomologous RNA recombination resulted in an enhanced hemagglutinin cleavability associated with broadening of the host cell spectrum, increased hemolytic activity, and increased pathogenicity for chickens.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8091680 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1994.1555
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virology ISSN: 0042-6822 Impact factor: 3.616