Complete Genome Sequence of an H7N3 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Ducks in Southern China

We report here the complete genomic sequence of an H7N3 avian influenza virus (AIV) isolate, which was obtained from duck in 1996. This is the first report of this subtype of AIV being isolated from duck in Guangdong of Southern China. Genomic sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed that it was hi...

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Published in:Journal of Virology
Main Authors: Jiao, Peirong, Wei, Liangmeng, Yuan, Runyu, Song, Yafen, Cao, Lan, Liao, Ming
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
Subjects:
Genome Announcements
Ruddy Turnstone
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3416290
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22733886
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01063-12
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Summary:We report here the complete genomic sequence of an H7N3 avian influenza virus (AIV) isolate, which was obtained from duck in 1996. This is the first report of this subtype of AIV being isolated from duck in Guangdong of Southern China. Genomic sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed that it was highly homologous with the wild bird virus A/ruddy turnstone/Delaware Bay/135/1996 (H7N3) and that all eight genes of this virus belonged to the North America gene pool. The availability of genome sequences is helpful to further investigations of epidemiology and evolution of AIV between waterfowl and wild birds.

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