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Evidence for influenza B virus hemagglutinin adaptation to the human host: high cleavability, acid-stability and preference for cool temperature
M. Laporte, A. Stevaert, V. Raeymaekers…·L. M. Naesens
This study compares influenza B virus (IBV) and influenza A virus (IAV) hemagglutinin (HA) adaptation to human airways, finding IBV HA is more cleavable, acid-stable, and temperature-preferred for human upper airways.
DOI 10.1101/736678