title: Characterization of the Whole-Genome Sequence of an H3N6 Avian Influenza Virus, Isolated from a Domestic Duck in Guangxi, Southern China.
abstract: A field strain of H3N6 avian influenza virus (AIV), A/duck/Guangxi/175D12/2014(H3N6), was isolated from a native duck in Guangxi Province, southern China, in 2014. All of the eight AIV gene segments were sequenced, and sequence results revealed that there were 11 amino acid deletions at the NA stalk region. The NA, PB2, and NP genes showed highest homology to H5N6 AIV, and the PA gene showed highest homology to H7N2 AIV. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the eight AIV gene segments belonged to the Eurasian lineage. These findings provide scientific evidence of possible or potential mutations of H3N6 AIV circulating in waterfowl in southern China.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
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.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Sisi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Liji
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Xianwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhiqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Jiaoling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Yanfang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang