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Project

Next generation sequencing to analyze the quasispecies evolution of influenza A virus in the immune host

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

3F026812

Duration

01 October 2012 → 30 September 2016

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Xavier Saelens

Fellow

Silvie Van den Hoecke

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Molecular evolution
Medical and health sciences
- Virology
- Pathophysiology

Keywords

quasispecies sequence analysis evolution influenza A virus

Project description

Next generation sequencing will be applied to study the evolution of the influenza A virus in the immune host. The aim of this research is to better understand how influenza viruses evolve under selection pressure of the vaccinated host.

English

Dutch

English

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