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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Jiao P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3421758 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virology 20120801 16
We report the complete genome sequence of an H5N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) that was first isolated from a parrot in Guangdong in southern China in 2004. Genomic sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed that it was highly homologous with the North American H5N2 viruses and all eight genes of this virus belonged to the North American gene lineage. These data will help in the investigation of the epidemiology and host range of AIVs in southern China. ...[more]