Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
54 followers · 968 posts · Server mstdn.science#Phenotypic effects of #mutations observed in the #neuraminidase of #human origin #H5N1 #influenza A viruses https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011135
#phenotypic #mutations #neuraminidase #human #h5n1 #influenza
aLFRe · @aLFRe
9 followers · 432 posts · Server mastodon.social
There are four types of viruses that cause the flu identified by a capital letter.
Wild aquatic birds are reservoirs for influenza A viruses.
that are identified by types of #hemagglutinin H and #neuraminidase N
two proteins of its capsid.
There have been two avian flu pandemics: #H5N1 in 2009 and #H7N9 in 2013. Tomorrow I'll tell you more
#hemagglutinin #neuraminidase #h5n1 #h7n9