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The variable codons of H5N1 avian influenza A virus haemagglutinin genes

Date

Authors

Shi, W.F.

Gibbs, Mark

Zhang, Y.Z.

Zhuang, DongMing

Dun, AiShe

Yu, GuangFu

Yang, N.N.

Murphy, Robert W.

Zhu, C.D.

Publisher

Science China Press

Abstract

We investigated the selection pressures on the haemagglutinin genes of H5N1 avian influenza viruses using fixed effects likelihood models. We found evidence of positive selection in the sequences from isolates from 1997 to 2007, except viruses from 2000.

Keywords

Keywords: Influenza virus hemagglutinin; animal; article; avian influenza; biological model; bird; codon; genetic database; genetic selection; genetic variability; genetics; human; influenza; Influenza virus A H5N1; isolation and purification; mammal; Orthomyxoviru Avian influenza virus; Codon; H5N1; HA; Positive selection pressure

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/57439

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Science in China Series C: Life Sciences

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s11427-008-0131-8

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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