A Single Mutation in the PB1-F2 of H5N1 (HK/97) and 1918 Influenza A Viruses Contributes to Increased Virulence

• Gina M Conenello,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Dmitriy Zamarin,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Lucy A Perrone,

  Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Terrence Tumpey,

  Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Peter Palese

  *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: peter.palese@mssm.edu

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America , Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

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