Intraspecies and interspecies transmission of mink H9N2 influenza virus

Abstract H9N2 influenza A virus (IAV) causes low pathogenic respiratory disease and infects a wide range of hosts. In this study, six IAVs were isolated from mink and identified as H9N2 IAV. Sequence analysis revealed that the six isolates continued to evolve, and their PB2 genes shared high nucleot...

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Main Authors: Zhao Yong-feng, Diao Fei-fei, Yu Jia-yu, Zhang Feng-xia, Jiang Chang-qing, Wang Jian-li, Guo Shou-yu, Cui Kai, Liu Chuan-yi, Wei Xue-hua, Shi-jin Jiang, Xie Zhi-jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07879-1