Giuseppe
Emeritus
Virology. 2008 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print]
The development and genetic diversity of H5N1 influenza virus in China, 1996-2006.
Duan L, Bahl J, Smith GJ, Wang J, Vijaykrishna D, Zhang LJ, Zhang JX, Li KS, Fan XH, Cheung CL, Huang K, Poon LL, Shortridge KF, Webster RG, Peiris JS, Chen H, Guan Y. - International Institute of Infection and Immunity, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, Guangdong, China; State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Since it was first detected in 1996, the Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/GD) H5N1 influenza virus and its reassortants have spread to over 60 countries, with over 20 distinct genetic reassortants previously recognized.
However, systematic analysis of their interrelationship and the development of genetic diversity have not been explored.
As each of those reassortants was first detected in China, here 318 full-length H5N1 virus genomes isolated from 1996 to 2006 in this region were phylogenetically analyzed.
Our findings revealed two major group reassortment events in 2001 and 2002 that were responsible for the generation of the majority of the 44 distinct Gs/GD genotypes identified, excepting those 1997 variants.
Genotype replacement and emergence occurred continually, with 34 transient genotypes detected while only 10 variants were persistent.
Two major replacements of predominant genotypes were also observed: genotype B replaced by Z in 2002 and then genotype Z replaced by the now predominant genotype V in 2005.
PMID: 18774155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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The development and genetic diversity of H5N1 influenza virus in China, 1996-2006.
Duan L, Bahl J, Smith GJ, Wang J, Vijaykrishna D, Zhang LJ, Zhang JX, Li KS, Fan XH, Cheung CL, Huang K, Poon LL, Shortridge KF, Webster RG, Peiris JS, Chen H, Guan Y. - International Institute of Infection and Immunity, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, Guangdong, China; State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Since it was first detected in 1996, the Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/GD) H5N1 influenza virus and its reassortants have spread to over 60 countries, with over 20 distinct genetic reassortants previously recognized.
However, systematic analysis of their interrelationship and the development of genetic diversity have not been explored.
As each of those reassortants was first detected in China, here 318 full-length H5N1 virus genomes isolated from 1996 to 2006 in this region were phylogenetically analyzed.
Our findings revealed two major group reassortment events in 2001 and 2002 that were responsible for the generation of the majority of the 44 distinct Gs/GD genotypes identified, excepting those 1997 variants.
Genotype replacement and emergence occurred continually, with 34 transient genotypes detected while only 10 variants were persistent.
Two major replacements of predominant genotypes were also observed: genotype B replaced by Z in 2002 and then genotype Z replaced by the now predominant genotype V in 2005.
PMID: 18774155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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