Table. Nucleotide identity of A/turkey/Poland/23/2019(H5N8) and A/guinea_fowl/Nigeria/OG-GF11T_19VIR8424–7/2019 influenza virus gene segments with the most similar sequences available in GenBank and EpiFlu*.
| Gene segment | Virus 1 | Virus 2 | Nucleotide identity, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| PB2 | H5N8 Poland 2019† | H5N8 Nigeria 2019‡ | 98.9 |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018§ |
98.7 |
| PB1 | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H3N8 Kurgan 2018¶ | 99.1 |
| H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 94.7 | |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018 |
99.2 |
| PA | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 98.9 |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018 |
99.2 |
| HA | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 99.1 |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018 |
98.7 |
| NP | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H3N8 Chany 2018# | 98.5 |
| H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 92.8 | |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018 |
98.9 |
| NA | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 98.8 |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018 |
98.9 |
| M | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 99.5 |
|
|
H5N8 Nigeria 2019 |
H5N8 South Africa 2018 |
99.4 |
| NS | H5N8 Poland 2019 | H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | 99.0 |
| H5N8 Nigeria 2019 | H5N8 South Africa 2018 | 99.2 |
*HA, hemagglutinin; M, matrix protein; NA, neuraminidase; NP, nucleoprotein; NS, nonstructural protein; PA, polymerase acidic protein; PB1, polymerase basic protein 1; PB2, polymerase basic protein 2. †A/turkey/Poland/23/2019(H5N8). ‡A/guinea_fowl/Nigeria/OG-GF11T_19VIR8424–7/2019(H5N8). §A/chicken/South Africa/499723/2018(H5N8). ¶A/green sandpiper/Kurgan/1043/2018(H3N8). #A/gadwall/Chany/893/2018(H3N8).