Article
Whole-genome analysis of human influenza A virus reveals multiple persistent lineages and reassortment among recent H3N2 viruses.
PLoS biology - 1 Sept 2005
Holmes Edward C, Ghedin Elodie, Miller Naomi, Taylor Jill, Bao Yiming, St George Kirsten, Grenfell Bryan T, Salzberg Steven L, Fraser Claire M, Lipman David J, Taubenberger Jeffery K
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the evolution of influenza A viruses in humans is important for surveillance and vaccine strain selection. We performed a phylogenetic analysis of 156 complete genomes of human H3N2 influenza A viruses collected between 1999 and 2004 from New York State, United States, and observed multiple co-circulating clades with different population frequencies. Strikingly, phylogenies inferred for individual...
Topics
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Humans
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype
- Phylogeny
- Reassortant Viruses
- Recombination, Genetic
