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The panorama of the diversity of H5 subtype influenza viruses.
Virus genes - 1 Jun 2007
Ma Hong-Chao, Chen Ji-Ming, Chen Ji-Wang, Sun Ying-Xue, Li Jin-Ming, Wang Zhi-Liang
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To elucidate the global diversity of H5 influenza viruses from a dynamic view, haemagglutinin (HA) sequences of 170 isolates were selected and analyzed in this study. Our results showed that H5 influenza isolates could be divided into two distinct lineages that circulated in the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, respectively. This may be due to the separate migration routes and habitats of birds in...
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