TABLE 4.
Homology of swine influenza viruses isolated in Hong Kong
| Gene | Sw/HK/2045/98 (H3N2)a
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Sw/HK/9/98 (H9N2)b
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homologous virus | % Homology | Homologous virus | % Homology | |
| PB2 | Fukushima/140/96 | 99 | Dk/HK/Y280/97 | 97 |
| PB1 | Fukushima/140/96 | 99 | Ck/HK/739/94 | 97 |
| PA | Fukushima/140/96 | 99 | Dk/HK/Y280/97 | 98 |
| HA | Nagasaki/93/98 | 99 | Ck/Bei/1/94 | 97 |
| NP | Nagasaki/76/98 | 99 | Ck/HK/G23/97 | 98 |
| NA | Shiga/25/97 | 99 | Dk/HK/Y280/97 | 98 |
| M | Hong Kong/498/97 | 99 | Pg/HK/Y233/97 | 98 |
| NS | Hong Kong/497/97 | 98 | Ck/Bei/1/94 | 98 |
a
Ranges of sequences (in base pairs) used to carry out homology search are as follows: PB2, 4 to 2,269; PB1, 286 to 2,256; PA, 1,442 to 2,251; HA, 78 to 1,725; NP, 17 to 1,513; NA, 725 to 1,410; M, 125 to 1,023; NS, 9 to 888).
b
Ranges of sequences (in base pairs) used to carry out homology search are as follows: PB2, 1 to 2,246; PB1, 1 to 2,237; PA, 499 to 2,127; HA, 12 to 1,650; NP, 7 to 1,482; NA, 1 to 1,368; M, 1 to 993; NS, 1 to 831.