Genetic Characterization of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Falcated Ducks and Environmental Water in Japan in November 2020
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Virus | Gene | Accession No. |
---|---|---|
A/falcated duck/KU-d3/2020 (H5N8) | PB2 | MW342697 * |
PB1 | MW342698 | |
PA | MW342699 | |
HA | MW342700 | |
NP | MW342701 | |
NA | MW342702 | |
M | MW342703 | |
NS | MW342704 | |
A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020(H5N8) | PB2 | EPI1815131 ** |
PB1 | EPI1815132 | |
PA | EPI1815133 | |
HA | EPI1815134 | |
NP | EPI1815135 | |
NA | EPI1815136 | |
M | EPI1815137 | |
NS | EPI1815138 |
Gene | Accession No.* | Closest Relative ** | Identity (%) |
---|---|---|---|
PB2 | MW342697 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.52 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.42 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.34 | ||
A/domestic duck/Poland/285/2020 (H5N8) | 99.16 | ||
PB1 | MW342698 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.87 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.86 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.78 | ||
A/duck/Hungary/1565_20VIR749-2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.42 | ||
PA | MW342699 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.91 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.81 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.81 | ||
A/domestic goose/Poland/028/2020 (H5N8) | 99.39 | ||
HA | MW342700 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 100.0 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.76 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.71 | ||
A/chicken/Germany-BW/AI00049/2020 (H5N8) | 99.53 | ||
NP | MW342701 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.87 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.93 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.80 | ||
A/chicken/Poland/003/2020 (H5N8) | 99.53 | ||
NA | MW342702 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.93 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.57 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.79 | ||
A/turkey/Poland/096/2020 (H5N8) | 99.07 | ||
M | MW342703 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 100.0 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.89 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.90 | ||
A/domestic duck/Poland/271/2020 (H5N8) | 99.79 | ||
NS | MW342704 | A/environment/Kagoshima/KU-ngr-J2/2020 (H5N8) | 99.88 |
A/Mandarin duck/Korea/H242/2020 (H5N8) | 99.52 | ||
A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020 (H5N8) | 99.52 | ||
A/turkey/Czech Republic/3071/2020 (H5N8) | 98.92 |
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Khalil, A.M.; Fujimoto, Y.; Kojima, I.; Esaki, M.; Ri, K.; Masatani, T.; Matsui, T.; Ozawa, M. Genetic Characterization of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Falcated Ducks and Environmental Water in Japan in November 2020. Pathogens 2021, 10, 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020171
Khalil AM, Fujimoto Y, Kojima I, Esaki M, Ri K, Masatani T, Matsui T, Ozawa M. Genetic Characterization of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Falcated Ducks and Environmental Water in Japan in November 2020. Pathogens. 2021; 10(2):171. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020171
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalil, Ahmed Magdy, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Isshu Kojima, Mana Esaki, Kyonha Ri, Tatsunori Masatani, Tsutomu Matsui, and Makoto Ozawa. 2021. "Genetic Characterization of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Falcated Ducks and Environmental Water in Japan in November 2020" Pathogens 10, no. 2: 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020171
APA StyleKhalil, A. M., Fujimoto, Y., Kojima, I., Esaki, M., Ri, K., Masatani, T., Matsui, T., & Ozawa, M. (2021). Genetic Characterization of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Falcated Ducks and Environmental Water in Japan in November 2020. Pathogens, 10(2), 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020171