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Mushtaq, M.H.; Juan, H.; Jiang, P.; Li, Y.; Li, T.X.; Du, Y.; Mukhtar, M.M.
Complete genome analysis of a highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A virus isolated from a tiger in China
2008 Archives of Virology (153): 1569-1574
An influenza A virus (A/Tig/SH/01/2005 (H5N1) was isolated from lung tissue samples of a dead zoo tiger with respiratory disease in China in July 2005. Complete genome analysis indicated that the isolate was highly identical to an H5N1 virus isolated from a migratory duck at Poyang lake in China in that year. The genotype of the isolate was K,G,D,5J,F,1J,F,1E, and phylogenetically it was a clade 2.2 virus. Molecular characterization of all of the gene segments revealed characteristics of highly pathogenic influenza A viruses. These results may help to identify molecular determinants of virulence and highlight the necessity for continuous surveillance.
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