Volume 21, Number 12—December 2015
Dispatch
Influenza A(H6N1) Virus in Dogs, Taiwan
Table 1
Homology of nucleotide sequences of A/canine/Taiwan/E01/2014 (H6N1) influenza virus isolated from dogs in Taiwan compared with related sequences from the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data*†
| Gene segment | Virus with highest identity | % Identity | Accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| PB2 | A/chicken/Taiwan/1843/2012 (H6N1) | 98 | EPI510830 |
| PB1 | A/chicken/Taiwan/A2837/2013 (H6N1) | 97 | EPI459872 |
| PA | A/chicken/Taiwan/2593/2012 (H5N2) | 99 | EPI510622 |
| HA | A/chicken/Taiwan/1843/2012 (H6N1) | 99 | EPI519832 |
| NP | A/chicken/Taiwan/67/2013 (H6N1) | 98 | EPI510875 |
| NA | A/chicken/Taiwan/2084/2012 (H6N1) | 99 | EPI510837 |
| M | A/chicken/Taiwan/2593/2012 (H5N2) | 99 | EPI510660 |
| NS | A/chicken/Taiwan/67/2013 (H6N1) | 97 | EPI510878 |
*All viruses were from avian sources. PB, polymerase basic; PA, polymerase acidic; HA, hemagglutinin; NP, nucleoprotein; NA, neuraminidase; M, matrix; NS, nonstructural protein.
†http://platform.gisaid.org/epi3/frontend#185d95.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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