Full-Genome Sequences of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses Isolated from Finnish Patients from 2009 to 2013

Triin Lakspere; Janne Tynell; Minttu Kaloinen; Maarten Vanlede; Alun Parsons; Niina Ikonen; Hannimari Kallio-Kokko; Anu Kantele; Pirkko Mattila; Henrikki Almusa; Ilkka Julkunen; Denis Kainov; Laura Kakkola

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01004-13

Full-Genome Sequences of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses Isolated from Finnish Patients from 2009 to 2013

Genome Announc. 2014 Jan 16;2(1):e01004-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01004-13.

Authors

Triin Lakspere¹, Janne Tynell, Minttu Kaloinen, Maarten Vanlede, Alun Parsons, Niina Ikonen, Hannimari Kallio-Kokko, Anu Kantele, Pirkko Mattila, Henrikki Almusa, Ilkka Julkunen, Denis Kainov, Laura Kakkola

Affiliation

¹ The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Helsinki, Finland.

Abstract

Here we report full-length sequencing of the first large set of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus genomes isolated in Finland between the years 2009 and 2013 and discuss the advantages and needs of influenza virus sequencing efforts.