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SUBMITTER: Chan JF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7102742 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chan Jasper Fuk-Woo JF To Kelvin Kai-Wang KK Chen Honglin H Yuen Kwok-Yung KY
Current opinion in virology 20150131
Birds, the only living member of the Dinosauria clade, are flying warm-blooded vertebrates displaying high species biodiversity, roosting and migratory behavior, and a unique adaptive immune system. Birds provide the natural reservoir for numerous viral species and therefore gene source for evolution, emergence and dissemination of novel viruses. The intrusions of human into natural habitats of wild birds, the domestication of wild birds as pets or racing birds, and the increasing poultry consum ...[more]