A Beneficiary Role for Neuraminidase in Influenza Virus Penetration through the Respiratory Mucus

• Xiaoyun Yang,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Lennert Steukers,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Katrien Forier,

  Affiliations Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Center for Nano- and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Ranhua Xiong,

  Affiliations Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Center for Nano- and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Kevin Braeckmans,

  Affiliations Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Center for Nano- and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Kristien Van Reeth ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kristien Van Reeth, Hans Nauwynck

  Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Hans Nauwynck

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kristien Van Reeth, Hans Nauwynck

  * E-mail: hans.nauwynck@ugent.be

  Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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