Characterization of an Avian Influenza Virus H9N2 Strain Isolated from Dove in Southern China

Dan Li; ZhengTing Li; Zhixun Xie; Meng Li; Zhiqin Xie; Jiabo Liu; Liji Xie; Xianwen Deng; Sisi Luo

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00369-18

Characterization of an Avian Influenza Virus H9N2 Strain Isolated from Dove in Southern China

Genome Announc. 2018 May 3;6(18):e00369-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00369-18.

Authors

Dan Li^#¹, ZhengTing Li^#², Zhixun Xie³, Meng Li¹, Zhiqin Xie¹, Jiabo Liu¹, Liji Xie³, Xianwen Deng¹, Sisi Luo¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
² Nanning No. 3 High School, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
³ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi, China xiezhixun@126.com xie3120371@126.com.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

We report here the complete genome sequence of strain H9N2, an avian influenza virus (AIV) isolated from dove in Guangxi, China. Phylogenetic analysis showed that it was a novel reassortant AIV derived from chicken, duck, and wild bird. This finding provides useful information for understanding the H9N2 subtype of AIV circulating in southern China.