Table 1 Levels of nucleotide sequence identity between A/cat/Sichuan/SC18/2014 (H5N6) or A/swan goose/Jilin/JL01/2014 (H5N6) and A/Sichuan/26221/2014 (H5N6).

From: Fatal H5N6 Avian Influenza Virus Infection in a Domestic Cat and Wild Birds in China

Virus

Gene*

Virus with the highest percentage of nucleotide identity

GISAID accession no.

Identity, %

A/cat/Sichuan/SC18/2014 (H5N6)

PB2

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533585

99.9

 

PB1

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533586

100.0

 

PA

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533587

99.9

 

HA

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533583

100.0

 

NP

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533588

99.9

 

NA

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533584

99.8

 

M

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533589

99.9

 

NS

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533590

100.0

A/swan goose/Jilin/JL01/2014 (H5N6)

PB2

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533585

99.6

 

PB1

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533586

99.5

 

PA

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533587

99.4

 

HA

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533583

99.4

 

NP

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533588

97.4

 

NA

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533584

99.1

 

M

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533589

99.8

 

NS

A/Sichuan/26221/2014(H5N6)

EPI533590

99.6

  1. *PB2, basic polymerase 2; PB1, basic polymerase 1; PA, acidic polymerase; HA, hemagglutinin; NP, nucleoprotein; NA, neuraminidase; M, matrix; NS, nonstructural protein.