The Genome Sequence of an H6N5 Influenza A Virus Strain Isolated from a Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Sampled in Alaska, USA, Shares High Identity with That of a South Korean Wild Bird Strain

We report the genome sequence of an H6N5 influenza A virus isolated from a northern pintail sampled in Alaska in 2017. All segment sequences shared >99% nucleotide identity with those of a wild bird strain from South Korea. This finding supports viral dispersal between East Asia and North America...

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Published in:Microbiology Resource Announcements
Main Authors: Reeves, Andrew B., Ramey, Andrew M., Poulson, Rebecca L., Stallknecht, David E.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
Subjects:
Genome Sequences
Anas acuta
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7427187/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32817149
https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00639-20
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Summary:We report the genome sequence of an H6N5 influenza A virus isolated from a northern pintail sampled in Alaska in 2017. All segment sequences shared >99% nucleotide identity with those of a wild bird strain from South Korea. This finding supports viral dispersal between East Asia and North America by wild birds.

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