[A strain of A/PR/8/34 (H1N1)-like virus isolated from men]

Zhonghua Shi Yan He Lin Chuang Bing Du Xue Za Zhi. 1997 Sep;11(3):201-4.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

An influenza virus was isolated in May, 1991 from a child with acute respiratory disease. The identification results with serologic method have revealed that the isolate was A/PR/8/34 (H1N1)-like virus. The analyses of nucleotide sequences in HA1 domain showed that there were 12 different positions on nucleotide sequences between the isolate and the A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) virus. These differences induced substitutions of 4 amino acids in HA1 protein molecule of isolate as compared with that of A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) virus. The oligonucleotide analyses of viral genome revealed that there were 11 different points between isolate and A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) virus, e. g. 2 deleted and 9 inserted in genome of isolate as compared with A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) strain. Therefore, the isolate possibly derived from A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) virus by laboratory contamination could be ruled out. However, where did A/Guangdong/6/91 (H1N1) virus come from? This question will be settled by further study.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Child, Preschool
  • China
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / chemistry
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / genetics
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / chemistry
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data

Substances

  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus