Open AccessCharacterization of two influenza A viruses from a pilot whale
Author(s) -
Virginia S. Hinshaw,
William J. Bean,
J. R. Geraci,
P Fiorelli,
Greg Early,
Robert G. Webster
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.617
H-Index - 292
eISSN - 1070-6321
pISSN - 0022-538X
DOI - 10.1128/jvi.58.2.655-656.1986
Subject(s) - biology , whale , virology , serology , influenza a virus , h5n1 genetic structure , virus , covid-19 , immunology , ecology , antibody , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , medicine , disease
Influenza A viruses of the H13N2 and H13N9 subtypes were isolated from the lung and hilar node of a pilot whale. Serological, molecular, and biological analyses indicate that the whale isolates are closely related to the H13 influenza viruses from gulls.
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