Resistance of avian influenza A to oseltamivir has already been observed. For example, a resistant H5N1 influenza

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Resistance of avian influenza A to oseltamivir has already been observed. For example, a resistant H5N1 influenza A mutant has been isolated from a human. There was a substitution of a single amino acid at position 274, in which a tyrosine replaces histidine (deJong et al., 2005). Explain how resistance to a drug increases the fitness of the virus.

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Campbell Biology

ISBN: 978-0321775658

10th edition

Authors: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson

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