title: Complete genome sequence of an H3N2 avian influenza virus isolated from a live poultry market in eastern China.
abstract: Previous studies indicate that the H3 influenza virus has the ability to establish infection upon interspecies transmission and poses a threat to mammals. Therefore, it is important to enhance the surveillance of H3 avian influenza viruses (AIVs). In this study, A/duck/Shanghai/C84/2009(H3N2) (C84) was isolated from a live poultry market in Shanghai, China. Using PCR and sequencing analyses, we obtained the whole-genome sequence of this virus. The H3N2 virus proved to be a novel multiple-gene reassortant AIV whose genes were derived from H3N2, H4N6, H6N2, and H9N2. Knowledge regarding the complete genome sequence of the C84 virus will be useful for epidemiological surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qiaoyang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xuesong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guoxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zejun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D016679:Genome, Viral; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000821:virology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011200:Poultry; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D016865:Reassortant Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral