Co-infection between influenza virus and flagellated bacteria Co-infecção entre vírus influenza e bactéria flagelada

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Dalva Assunção Portari Mancini, Rita Maria Zucatelli Mendonça, Andrea Luppi Fernandes Dias, Ronaldo Zucatelli Mendonça, José Ricardo Pinto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2005
• Subjects: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Influenza virus; Co-infections in vitro; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Entrada
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652005000500007; https://doaj.org/article/78287e150bf44bab95dfe9bd48228afd

Trypsin is required in the hemagglutinin (HA) cleavage to in vitro influenza viruses activation. This HA cleavage is necessary for virus cell entry by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Bacteria in the respiratory tract are potential sources of proteases that could contribute to the cleavage of influenz...