Full-Genome Sequence Analysis of a Natural Reassortant H4N2 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from a Domestic Duck in Southern China

Aiqiong Wu; Zhixun Xie; Liji Xie; Zhiqin Xie; Sisi Luo; Xianwen Deng; Li Huang; Jiaoling Huang; Tingting Zeng

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00894-14

Full-Genome Sequence Analysis of a Natural Reassortant H4N2 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from a Domestic Duck in Southern China

Genome Announc. 2014 Sep 11;2(5):e00894-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00894-14.

Authors

Aiqiong Wu¹, Zhixun Xie², Liji Xie³, Zhiqin Xie³, Sisi Luo³, Xianwen Deng³, Li Huang³, Jiaoling Huang³, Tingting Zeng³

Affiliations

¹ College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.
² xiezhixun@126.com.
³ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnostics, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.

Abstract

We report here the complete genome sequence of a novel reassortant H4N2 avian influenza virus strain, A/duck/Guangxi/125D17/2012(H4N2) (GX125D17), isolated from a duck in Guangxi Province, China in 2012. We obtained the complete genome sequence of the GX125D17 virus isolation by PCR, cloning, and sequencing. Sequence analysis revealed that this H4N2 virus strain was a novel reassortant avian inﬂuenza virus (AIV). Information about the complete genome sequence of the GX125D17 virus strain will be useful for epidemiological studies.