TABLE 1.
H5N6 avian influenza viruses isolated for this study and published viruses to which they show the highest nucleotide identities
| Segment | Virus | Closest GenBank virus by genetic distance | Identity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HA | A/duck/Hunan/HN232/2015 | A/chicken/Wuhan/HAQL07/2014 (H5N1) | 98.8 |
| PB2 | A/duck/Hunan/HN232/2015 | A/chicken/Wuhan/HAQL07/2014 (H5N1) | 97.4 |
| A/muscovy duck/Hunan/HN359/2015 | A/chicken/Guangdong/C273/2011 (H6N2) | 93.2 | |
| A/goose/Hunan/HN325/2015 | A/duck/Hubei/SZY250/2016 (H5N2) | 99.4 | |
| PB1 | A/goose/Hunan/HN325/2015 | A/duck/Eastern China/L0423/2011 (H5N8) | 93.1 |
| A/muscovy duck/Hunan/102/2014 | A/chicken/Jiangsu/245/2004 (H9N2) | 95.8 | |
| PA | A/duck/Hunan/HN232/2015 | A/chicken/Wuhan/HAQL07/2014 (H5N1) | 99.3 |
| A/goose/Hunan/HN325/2015 | A/duck/Hubei/SZY250/2016 (H5N2) | 99.3 | |
| NP | A/duck/Hunan/HN232/2015 | A/duck/Wenzhou/HAYXLG07/2015 (H5N1) | 99.4 |
| A/goose/Hunan/HN325/2015 | A/duck/Hubei/SZY250/2016 (H5N2) | 99.3 | |
| A/duck/Hunan/HN214/2015 | A/duck/Jiangxi/31028/2013 (H7N3) | 99.3 | |
| A/duck/Hunan/HN234/2015 | A/duck/Jiangxi/31028/2013 (H7N3) | 99.3 | |
| A/duck/Hunan/HN236/2015 | A/duck/Jiangxi/31028/2013 (H7N3) | 99.3 | |
| A/duck/Hunan/HN238/2015 | A/duck/Jiangxi/31028/2013 (H7N3) | 99.3 | |
| A/duck/Hunan/HN240/2015 | A/duck/Jiangxi/31028/2013 (H7N3) | 99.3 | |
| A/duck/Hunan/HN242/2015 | A/duck/Jiangxi/31028/2013 (H7N3) | 99.3 | |
| M | A/duck/Hunan/HN232/2015 | A/chicken/Wuhan/HAQL07/2014 (H5N1) | 99.6 |
| A/goose/Hunan/HN325/2015 | A/duck/Hubei/SZY250/2016 (H5N2) | 99.7 | |
| NS | A/goose/Hunan/HN325/2015 | A/duck/Hubei/SZY250/2016 (H5N2) | 99.3 |
| A/chicken/Anhui/AH325/2015 | A/mallard/Italy/4223-2/2006 (H5N2) | 97.3 |