title: Influenza A (H15N4) virus isolation in Western Siberia, Russia.
abstract: The rarely identified influenza A viruses of the H15 hemagglutinin subtype have been isolated exclusively in Australia. Here we report the isolation of an H15N4 influenza A virus (A/teal/Chany/7119/2008) in Western Siberia, Russia. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the internal genes of the A/teal/Chany/7119/2008 strain belong to the Eurasian clade and that the H15 and N4 genes were introduced into the gene pool of circulating endemic avian influenza viruses through reassortment events.
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector, Novosibirsk Region, Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: Mariya V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sivay
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baranovich
authors.forename: Vasiliy Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Marchenko
authors.forename: Kirill A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sharshov
authors.forename: Elena A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Govorkova
authors.forename: Aleksander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shestopalov
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Webby
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D046090:Anseriformes; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012800:Siberia
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral