title: Genome Sequence of a Novel Reassortant H3N2 Avian Influenza Virus from Domestic Mallard Ducks in Eastern China.
abstract: The H3 subtype avian influenza virus (AIV) can provide genes for human influenza virus through gene reassortment, which raises great concerns in terms of its potential threat to human health. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a novel H3N2 AIV isolated from domestic ducks in the Jiangsu province of eastern China in 2004, which is a natural recombinant virus whose genes are derived from H3N8, H5N1, H5N2, H11N2, H4N6, and H1N1 AIVs. This genome will help to understand the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of H3N2 influenza virus in eastern China.
authors.affiliation: Animal Infectious Disease Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Qunhui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qingqing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qingtao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaoquan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaowen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiufan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu