Influenza virus

Comparative Analysis of Molecular Methods for Detection of Influenza Viruses

Vikrant Sharma & Samander Kaushik · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aims: Influenza is a serious threat to human population worldwide therefore continuous surveillance is required to update influenza seasonal vaccines. A rapid, sensitive, specific and cost effective diagnostic method will be much helpful for patient management in the present scen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28858

Analysis of Influenza A/Beijing/353/89 Virus Matrix Gene Sequence and Identification of Replaceable Amino Acids as Natural Mutations in M2 Protein

Yongxin Zhang, Monica Zhang, Ying Wang, Xyanthine Gilmore & Innocent N. Mbawuike · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

The influenza virus A/Beijing/353/89 matrix (M), M1 and M2 genes were cloned and sequenced. The sequence identity rates (based on published data) of the first 34 influenza A viruses with M genes most phylogenetically related to A/Beijing/353/89 virus were in significant positive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27447

Pathogenesis of the Influenza Virus in Diabetes Model Mice

Morihiro Ito, Hiromichi Kubota, Tamaki Takeuchi, Shanlou Qiao, Masato Tsurudome, Hideki Tsumura, Akio Matsuda & Yasuhiko Ito · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

When diabetes model mice and control mice were intranasally infected with the influenza virus (1 LD50), a significant higher mortality rate was observed in the diabetes model. The mortality rate became 100% at 10 days post infection. Furthermore, histopathological examination of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18799