Two Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses of Clade 2.3.2.1 with Similar Genetic Background but with Different Pathogenicity in Mice and Ducks

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-139

  Hu, J ^a   Zhao, K ^a   Liu, X ^a,a   Wang, X ^a   Chen, Z ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal models; Avian influenza; Genetic background; H5N1; HPAIV; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; DUCK; FEMALE; GENETICS; GUINEA PIG; HOST RANGE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MOUSE; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS GENOME;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DUCKS; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; GUINEA PIGS; HOST SPECIFICITY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; VIRULENCE;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CAVIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84874792492     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2012.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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