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ReviewThe Journal of general virology2016

Filamentous influenza viruses.

Bernadeta Dadonaite, Swetha Vijayakrishnan, Ervin Fodor, David Bhella, Edward C Hutchinson

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Review in The Journal of general virology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
65citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Understanding Influenza.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bernadeta DadonaiteSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
Swetha VijayakrishnanMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow, 464 Bearsden Rd, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G61 1QH, UK.
Ervin FodorSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
David BhellaMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow, 464 Bearsden Rd, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G61 1QH, UK.
Edward C HutchinsonMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow, 464 Bearsden Rd, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G61 1QH, UK.
University of Oxford · GBMRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/7Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/9Medical Research Council MR/K000241/1Medical Research Council MR/N008618/1Wellcome Trust 105399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical isolates of influenza virus produce pleomorphic virus particles, including extremely long filamentous virions. In contrast, strains of influenza that have adapted to laboratory growth typically produce only spherical virions. As a result, the filamentous phenotype has been overlooked in most influenza virus research. Recent advances in imaging and improved animal models have highlighted the distinct structure and functional relevance of filamentous virions. In this review we summarize what is currently known about these strikingly elongated virus particles and discuss their possible roles in clinical infections.

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Virus AssemblyAnimalsHumansOrthomyxoviridae

Identifiers

PMID27365089
PMCPMC5935222
OpenAlexW2467628343

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Registered trials

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