TABLE 1.
HA cleavage site amino acid sequences observed in the AIV isolates included in this study
HA cleavage site sequence | Year observed | No. of isolates |
---|---|---|
P-E-N-P-K-T-R/Ga | 1994-1995, 1999 | 6 |
P-E-N-P-K-P-R/Ga | 1995-1999, 2002 | 23 |
P-E-K-P-K-P-R/G | 1998-2002 | 30 |
P-E-K-P-K-T-R/G | 1995, 1998 | 2 |
P-E-K-P-K-K-R/G | 2002 | 3 |
The sequence was originally reported by Suarez et al. (17).