Genetic characterization of a novel recombinant H5N2 avian influenza virus isolated from chickens in Tibet

Journal of Virology

Volumn 86, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 13836-13837

  Zhao, Suhong ^a   Suo, Langsizhu ^a   Jin, Meilin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; SIALIDASE;

CHICKEN; CHINA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HA GENE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H9N2; M GENE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NS GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PB2 GENE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; GENOME, VIRAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N2 SUBTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TIBET;

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84870661067     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02595-12     Document Type: Note

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