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H5N1 Clade 2.2 Polymorphism Tracing Identifies Influenza Recombination and Potential Vaccine Targets
Highly pathogenic Influenza A H5N1 was first identified in Guangdong Province in 1996, followed by human cases in Hong Kong in 1997 1. The number of confirmed human cases now exceeds 300 and the as…
Received 07 August 2007 17:32 UTC; Posted 07 August 2007
Posted to: Biotechnology, Ecology, Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Requirement of Activation for Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Although in vitro models of human hepatitis B virus replication are established, so far none could approximate infection efficiency as expected from in vivo observations. Susceptibility for HBV…
Received 25 June 2007 15:01 UTC; Posted 25 June 2007
Posted to: Microbiology
Bacterial Capnine Blocks Transcription of Human Antimicrobial Peptides
The US CDC believes that 65% of all infections in developed countries may be caused by pathogens in biofilms. Electron Microscopy has shown that these bacterial communities can evade phagocytosis, ...
Received 21 June 2007 16:29 UTC; Posted 22 June 2007
Posted to: Immunology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
