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Identification of a Novel Universal Potential Epitope on the Cytoplasmic Tail of H7N9 Virus Hemagglutinin

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Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (#31500719 (Zheng Yang) and #81672027 (Boping Zhou)), the Science and Technology Grant of Shenzhen (#JCYJ20160427151500192 (Jing Yuan), #JCYJ20150402111430643 (Zheng Yang), and #JSGG20140701164558078 (Boping Zhou)), the Science and Technology Project of Zhuhai (#20161027E030031 (Xi Liu)) and the Medical Science and Technology Research Fund of Guangdong (#A2017037 (Xi Liu)).

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  1. Xi Liu and Li Ding have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 51900, China

    Xi Liu & Li Ding

  2. Lab for Tuberculosis Research, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, 518020, China

    Weiguo Tan, Weiye Yu & Zheng Yang

  3. Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, 518000, China

    Jing Yuan

  4. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, 518000, China

    Jian Liao, Lian Duan & Zheng Yang

  5. Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China

    Wenfei Wang & Xinchun Chen

  6. Longhua Branch of Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, 518000, China

    Boping Zhou

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Liu, X., Ding, L., Yuan, J. et al. Identification of a Novel Universal Potential Epitope on the Cytoplasmic Tail of H7N9 Virus Hemagglutinin. Virol. Sin. 34, 334–337 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12250-019-00110-7

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