A G57 (BJ/94-like) H9N2 avian influenza virus exhibits enhanced replication and tissue dissemination in chickens compared with a G1-B virus
. Although based on prototype viruses, the results suggest that reassortment involving G57 genotype genes could enhance viral fitness and increase animal and human infection risk.
Authors
- Thusitha K. Karunarathna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4916-5864)
- Jean-Rémy Sadeyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6696-4545)
- Mehnaz Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4003-223X)
- Klaudia Chrząstek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-6987)
- Alejandro Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-7541)
- Sushant Bhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-6176)
- Dagmara Bialy
- Holly Shelton
- Arslan Mehboob
- Audra-Lynne Schlachter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4399-1940)
- Jiayun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-4336)
- Benjamin C. Mollett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-0191)
- Munir Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-5339)
Institutions
- The Pirbright Institute (GB)
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Virology
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002259
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council