Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Influenza A virus reassortment in mammals gives rise to genetically distinct within-host subpopulations

  • Ketaki Ganti,
  • Anish Bagga,
  • Silvia Carnaccini,
  • Lucas M. Ferreri,
  • Ginger Geiger,
  • C. Joaquin Caceres,
  • Brittany Seibert,
  • Yonghai Li,
  • Liping Wang,
  • Taeyong Kwon,
  • Yuhao Li,
  • Igor Morozov,
  • Wenjun Ma,
  • Juergen A. Richt,
  • Daniel R. Perez,
  • Katia Koelle,
  • Anice C. Lowen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34611-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Virus reassortment drives genetic diversity and evolution and is governed by intra-host dynamics that are less well understood. Here, the authors characterise the within-host dynamics of influenza A virus reassortment in swine, ferrets and guinea pigs, considering their spatial distribution.