Identification and characterization of host specificity factors of a lethal human influenza H5N1 isolate

Influenza A viruses are major human and avian pathogens. Despite a species barrier, subtypes of influenza A can transmit from the avian reservoir to humans and widely spread in the population. Since H5N1 viruses circulate in the avian reservoir and cause high lethality rates when transmitted to huma...

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Main Author: Mänz, Benjamin
Contributors: Klenk, Hans-Dieter (Professor) (Thesis advisor)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2012
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