Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern potentially expand host range to chickens: insights from AXL, NRP1 and ACE2 receptors

The possibilities of cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) between humans and poultry species are unknown. The analysis of the structure of receptor was used to investigate the po...

Source: Virology Journal - August 29, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Mengyue Lei, Ying Ma, Hongli Chen, Pu Huang, Jing Sun, Xu Wang, Qiangming Sun, Yunzhang Hu and Jiandong Shi Tags: Research Source Type: research