Research Article

Comparison of the Infectivity and Transmission of Contemporary Canine and Equine H3N8 Influenza Viruses in Dogs

Table 4

Approximate binding affinity of equine and canine influenza viruses.

Virus2,3SLN polymer2,6SLN polymer
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Eq/KY11.96NDBc
Eq/CO5.99NDBc
Ca/CO-15.99NDBc
Ca/CO-22.94NDBc
Ca/WY2.95NDBc
A/Syd139.9710.99

Approximate dissociation constant ( ) values are from one representative experiment. Lower values represent a higher binding affinity for that polymer ( is expressed in nM−1 sialic acid). Repeated experiments yielded similar results.
: coefficient of determination.
NDB: no detectable binding.