Genetic Characterization of a Natural Reassortant H3N8 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Domestic Geese in Guangxi, Southern China.

ABSTRACT: A H3N8 subtype of avian influenza virus, A/goose/Guangxi/020G/2009(H3N8) (GX020G), was isolated from the Guangxi Province of China in 2009. All eight gene segments of the GX020G strain were sequenced. Sequence analysis indicated that this H3N8 virus is a novel reassortant strain. The genome sequences provide useful information for understanding the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of the H3N8 subtype of influenza virus in southern China.

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4118064 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature