Use of pseudotyped viruses to study H3 subtype influenza A viruses circulating in the wild duck reservoir

The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is the world’s most numerous wild duck species and is an important reservoir species for influenza A viruses (IAV). Wildfowl maintain the largest genetic variance of IAV subtypes H1-H16 and N1–N9. The H3 subtype is the most frequently observed low pathogenicity avian...

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Main Author: Cotterill, Sadie
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56706/