Genetic Characterization of a Novel Recombinant H5N2 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Chickens in Tibet

In this report, a novel H5N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) was isolated from chickens in Tibet in 2010, western China. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that it was a natural reassortant between H9N2 and H5N1 subtypes. It is of note that this virus has an HP genotype with HA, PB2, M, and NS genes hom...

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Published in:Journal of Virology
Main Authors: Zhao, Suhong, Suo, Langsizhu, Jin, Meilin
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
Subjects:
Genome Announcements
peregrine falcon
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503117
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23166246
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02595-12
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Summary:In this report, a novel H5N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) was isolated from chickens in Tibet in 2010, western China. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that it was a natural reassortant between H9N2 and H5N1 subtypes. It is of note that this virus has an HP genotype with HA, PB2, M, and NS genes homologous to those of A/peregrine falcon/Hong Kong/2142/2008(H5N1)-like HPAIV isolated from dead wild birds. Publishing this genome information will contribute to the investigation of avian influenza epidemiology and to further research of AIV's biological properties.

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