Phylogenetic and biological characterization of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (Vietnam 2005) in chickens and ducks

Virus Research

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 108-120

  Pfeiffer, J ^a   Pantin Jackwood, M ^a   To, T L ^b   Nguyen, T ^b   Suarez, D L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Asian avian influenza; Characterization; Ducks; Highly pathogenic; Pathotyping

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; GENETIC LINE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DUCKS; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; VIETNAM; VIRULENCE;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 67349147934     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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