The NS1 gene contributes to the virulence of H5N1 avian influenza viruses

Journal of Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 11115-11123

  Li, Zejun ^a   Jiang, Yongping ^a   Jiao, Peirong ^a   Wang, Aiqin ^a   Zhao, Fengju ^a   Tian, Guobin ^a   Wang, Xijun ^a   Yu, Kangzhen ^a   Bu, Zhigao ^a   Chen, Hualan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; VALINE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOOSE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTERFERON INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NS1 GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INTERFERONS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NUCLEOPROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA REPLICASE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRULENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33750719489     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00993-06     Document Type: Article

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