A Single E627K Mutation in the PB2 Protein of H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Increases Virulence by Inducing Higher Glucocorticoids (GCs) Level

• Jin Tian ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jin Tian, Wenbao Qi

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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• Wenbao Qi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jin Tian, Wenbao Qi

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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• Xiaokang Li,

  Affiliation College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, P. R. China

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• Jun He,

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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• Peirong Jiao,

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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• Changhui Zhang,

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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• Guo-Qian Liu,

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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• Ming Liao

  * E-mail: mliao@scau.edu.cn

  Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China, MOA Key Laboratory for Animal Vaccine Development, Guangzhou, P. R. China

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