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Terme préférentiel

Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS that is highly virulent in poultry and wild birds, but shows varying degrees of pathogenicity in mice. The H5N8 virus subtype has a polybasic amino acid motif at the HA cleavage site which explains its pathogenicity in birds, and expresses surface proteins HEMAGGLUTININ 5 and NEURAMINIDASE 8 which are typical of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • H5N8 Virus

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PXQH3RHG-3

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 08/07/2016, dernière modification le 02/09/2020