Influenza: A Century of Research

Author(s): Irina Kiseleva and Natalie Larionova

DOI: 10.2174/9781681088440121010004

Life Cycle of Influenza Virus

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Influenza: A Century of Research

Life Cycle of Influenza Virus

Author(s): Irina Kiseleva and Natalie Larionova

Pp: 26-62 (37)

DOI: 10.2174/9781681088440121010004

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

This chapter provides information on the structural organization and replication of influenza viruses in infected cells. The role of genes in the manifestation of pathogenicity and the attenuation of influenza viruses is discussed.


Keywords: Attenuation, Cold-adaptation, Drift, Genetic basis of attenuation, Genome structure, Influenza virus, Mutation, Pathogenicity, Polymerase genes, Proteins, Reassortment, Replication, RNA, Shift, Temperature sensitivity.

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