Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of an H9N2 Influenza Virus Lethal to Chickens
Author(s) -
Yi Zhang,
Xiang Guo,
Juan Qi,
Linlin Liu,
Jingjing Wang,
Sihong Xu,
Jianlin Wang,
Ye Yin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00929-14
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , virus , flock , virology , whole genome sequencing , lineage (genetic) , genome , sequence (biology) , avian influenza virus , genetics , phylogenetics , amino acid , gene , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , ecology
An H9N2 virus lethal to chickens was isolated from an acutely ill chicken flock in 2012. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that this virus was phylogenetically related to the Y280 lineage. Sequence analysis showed 1 amino acid deletion in HA1 and 3 amino acid deletions in the NA stalk region.