CHAMBERS BS, Li Y, Hodinka RL, Hensley SE, et al. Recent H3N2 influenza virus clinical isolates rapidly acquire hemagglutinin or neuraminidase mutations when propagated for antigenic analyses. J Virol. 2014 Jul 2. pii: JVI.01077-14.
Prior to serological testing, influenza viruses are typically propagated in eggs or cell culture. Recent human H3N2 strains bind to cells with low avidity. Here, we isolated 9 primary H3N2 viral isolates from respiratory secretions of children. Upon propagation in vitro, 5 of these isolates acquired hemagglutinin or neuraminidase mutations that increased virus binding to cell surfaces. These mutations can potentially confound serological assays commonly used to identify antigenically novel influenza viruses.
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