Bat lung epithelial cells show greater host species-specific innate resistance than MDCK cells to human and avian influenza viruses

Background With the recent discovery of novel H17N10 and H18N11 influenza viral RNA in bats and report on high frequency of avian H9 seroconversion in a species of free ranging bats, an important issue to address is the extent bats are susceptible to conventional avian and human influenza A virus...

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Main Authors: Slater, Tessa, Eckerle, Isabella, Chang, Kin-Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51076/