An Infant Mouse Model of Influenza Virus Transmission Demonstrates the Role of Virus-Specific Shedding, Humoral Immunity, and Sialidase Expression by Colonizing <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content>

ABSTRACT The pandemic potential of influenza A viruses (IAV) depends on the infectivity of the host, transmissibility of the virus, and susceptibility of the recipient. While virus traits supporting IAV transmission have been studied in detail using ferret and guinea pig models, there is limited und...

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Main Authors: Mila Brum Ortigoza, Simone B. Blaser, M. Ammar Zafar, Alexandria J. Hammond, Jeffrey N. Weiser
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6f3a6c5a33cb48f6a42d34080b1185c3
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