title: Complete genome sequence analysis of an H6N1 avian influenza virus isolated from Guangxi pockmark ducks.
abstract: We report here the complete genomic sequence of a novel H6N1 avian influenza virus strain, A/Duck/Guangxi/GXd-5/2010(H6N1), isolated from pockmark ducks in Guangxi Province, Southern China. All of the 8 gene segments of A/Duck/Guangxi/GXd-5/2010(H6N1) are attributed to the Eurasian lineage; the amino acid motif of the cleavage site between HA1 and HA2 was P-Q-I-E-T-R-G. These are typical characteristics of the low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus. This study will help to understand the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of avian influenza virus in ducks.
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. xiezhixun@126.com
authors.forename: Zhixun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Liji
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Chenyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jiabo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yaoshan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Xianwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Zhiqin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004372:Ducks / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data