mSphere of Influence: Redefining an Influenza Virus-How Different Are Influenza Viruses and Extracellular Vesicles?

mSphere. 2019 Sep 4;4(5):e00563-19. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00563-19.

Abstract

Seema Lakdawala works in the field of influenza virology. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how the article "Conserved and host-specific features of influenza virion architecture" by Edward C. Hutchinson et al. (Nat Commun 5:4816, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5816) made an impact on her thinking about what constitutes an infectious virus and how influenza viruses can spread within and among hosts.

MeSH terms

  • Orthomyxoviridae / physiology*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Virus Replication*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral