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ArticleVirus evolution2025

FluMut: a tool for mutation surveillance in highly pathogenic H5N1 genomes.

Edoardo Giussani, Alessandro Sartori, Angela Salomoni, Lara Cavicchio, Cristian de Battisti, Ambra Pastori, Maria Varotto, Bianca Zecchin, Joseph Hughes, Isabella Monne and 1 more

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Article in Virus evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Edoardo GiussaniDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5066-9149
Alessandro SartoriDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1237-3946
Angela SalomoniDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.
Lara CavicchioDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.
Cristian de BattistiDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.
Ambra PastoriDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.
Maria VarottoDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.
Bianca ZecchinDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-6531
Joseph HughesCentre for Virus Research, MRC-University of Glasgow, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2556-2563
Isabella MonneDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.
Alice FusaroDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università 10, Legnaro (PD) 35020, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8213-5472

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past century, Influenza A virus (IAV) has caused four of the five reported pandemics, all of which originated from viruses possessing genome segments of avian origin. The recent spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses, particularly the clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) subtype, has led to an alarming increase in mammalian infections, raising concerns about the potential for future pandemics. In response to this, we developed FluMut, an open-source, cross-platform tool designed to identify molecular markers with potential impacts on H5N1 virus phenotypes. FluMut leverages an up-to-date database, FluMutDB, to rapidly analyze thousands of nucleotide sequences, identifying mutations associated with host adaptation, increased virulence, and antiviral resistance. The tool is available both as a command-line interface and a user-friendly graphical interface, making it accessible to researchers with varying levels of computational expertise. FluMut provides comprehensive outputs, including tables of detected markers, their biological effects, and corresponding literature references. This tool fills a critical gap in the genomic surveillance of HPAI H5N1, facilitating real-time monitoring of viral evolution and aiding in the identification of mutations that may signal increased pandemic potential. Future updates will extend FluMut's capabilities to other influenza subtypes.

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Avian Influenza VirusBioinformaticsFluMutH5N1mutationssurveillance

Identifiers

PMID40093844
PMCPMC11908534

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