Bat lung epithelial cells show greater host species-specific innate resistance than MDCK cells to human and avian influenza viruses
(2018)
Journal Article
Slater, T., Eckerle, I., & Chang, K. (2018). Bat lung epithelial cells show greater host species-specific innate resistance than MDCK cells to human and avian influenza viruses. Virology Journal, 15, Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-018-0979-6
Background With the recent discovery of novel H17N10 and H18N11 influenza viral RNA in bats and report on high frequency of avian H9 seroconversion in a species of free ranging bats, an important issue to address is the extent bats are susceptible... Read More about Bat lung epithelial cells show greater host species-specific innate resistance than MDCK cells to human and avian influenza viruses.