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Investigation of the binding and cleavage characteristics of N1 neuraminidases from avian, seasonal, and pandemic influenza viruses using saturation transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance

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A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model for Influenza Transmission

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Molecular Details of the Recognition of Blood Group Antigens by a Human Norovirus as Determined by STD NMR Spectroscopy

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Recognition of the GM3 Ganglioside Glycan by Rhesus Rotavirus Particles

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Identification of amino acid residues of influenza A virus H3 HA contributing to the recognition of molecular species of sialic acid

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Human-specific evolution of sialic acid targets: Explaining the malignant malaria mystery?

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Avian Influenza H5-Containing Virus-Like Particles (VLPs): Host-Cell Receptor Specificity by STD NMR Spectroscopy

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Diversity in specificity, abundance, and composition of anti-Neu5Gc antibodies in normal humans: Potential implications for disease

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NMR Experiments Reveal the Molecular Basis of Receptor Recognition by a Calicivirus

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Evidence for a human-specific mechanism for diet and antibody-mediated inflammation in carcinoma progression

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Evolving complexities of influenza virus and its receptors

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