Influenza HA subtypes demonstrate divergent phenotypes for cleavage activation and pH of fusion: implications for host range and adaptation.

Although the avian viruses examined in our study were not direct progenitors of the human viruses, the collective data on avian and human HAs within a given subtype show an overall trend to suggest that the acid stability of the HA may play a role in adaptation to humans.

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