Abstract
A panel of influenza A viruses expressing chimeric hemagglutinins (cHA) with intragroup or intergroup head/stalk combinations was generated. Viruses were characterized for growth kinetics and preservation of stalk epitopes. With a few notable exceptions, cHA viruses behaved similarly to wild-type viruses and maintained stalk epitopes, which indicated their potential as vaccine candidates to induce stalk-specific antibodies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3789-3793 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Virology |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |