Erythrocyte binding preference of avian influenza H5N1 viruses.
Five erythrocyte species (horse, goose, chicken, guinea pig, and human) were used to agglutinate avian influenza H5N1 viruses by hemagglutination assay and to detect specific antibody by hemagglutination inhibition test. We found that goose erythrocytes confer a greater advantage over other erythrocyte species in both assays.
Louisirirotchanakul
Suda
S
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
Lerdsamran
Hatairat
H
Wiriyarat
Witthawat
W
Sangsiriwut
Kantima
K
Chaichoune
Kridsda
K
Pooruk
Phisanu
P
Songserm
Taweesak
T
Kitphati
Rungrueng
R
Sawanpanyalert
Pathom
P
Komoltri
Chulaluk
C
Auewarakul
Prasert
P
Puthavathana
Pilaipan
P
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000821:virology*; D005777:Geese / Q000097:blood; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000097:blood; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000378:metabolism; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006388:Hemagglutinins