Replication-Competent Influenza A Viruses Expressing Reporter Genes

Michael Breen1, Aitor Nogales2, Steven F Baker3

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. michael.breen24@gmail.com.

Viruses
|June 28, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Replication-competent Influenza A viruses (IAV) engineered to express reporter proteins simplify identifying infected cells. These recombinant IAV offer a powerful tool for studying IAV in vitro and in vivo, advancing research on influenza.

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