Publications
Selected Publications.
Blumenkrantz D, Roberts KL , Shelton H, Lycett S, Barclay WS. The short stalk length of HPAI H5N1 influenza neuraminidase limits transmission of pandemic H1N1 virus in ferrets. J Virol . 2013
Roberts KL, Shelton H, Stilwell P, Barclay WS. Transmission of a 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus occurs before fever is detected, in the ferret model. PLoS One. 7(8): 2012
Roberts KL , Shelton HA, Scull MA, Pickles RJ, Barclay WS. Lack of transmission of a human in fluenza virus with avian receptor specificity is not due to decreased virus shedding, but rather a lower infectivity in vivo. J Gen Virol . 2011
Roberts KL , Adrien Breiman, Gemma Carter, Helen Ewles, Michael Hollinshead, Mansun Law, and Geoffrey L. Smith. Acidic residues in the membrane - proximal stalk region of vaccinia virus protein B5 are required for glycosaminoglycan - mediated disruption of the extracellular enveloped virus outer membrane J Gen Virol. 2009