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Genetic characterization of H5N1 influenza virus that caused new outbreak in Israel at the beginning of 2008.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Shimon Perk, Golender Natalia, Lapin Ekaterina, Pokamunski Shimon, Berman Elyakum, Tendler Yevgeny, Bellaiche Michel, Panshin Alexander, Davidson Irit
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Our aim was to characterize the A/ck/Israeli/1055/2008 (H5N1) avian influenza virus that was isolated at the beginning of 2008, and to establish the phylogenetic relationship of this isolate to other H5N1 viruses that were recently isolated in adjacent countries. In light of a study of complete nucleotide sequences of all the genes we found that the isolate (year 2008) was closely related to the H5N1 viruses...
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