Table 2 Molecular characterization of surface genes of the ostrich’s H9N2 strains.

From: Characterization of avian influenza H9N2 viruses isolated from ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Virus

HAa

NA

Cleavage site

Receptor binding site

Other sides

Hemadsorbing site

Deletion

S138A

I155T

T160A

H183N

A190V

Q226L

372

220–223

366–373aa

399–404aa

in the stalk

O/BJ/712/13

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

A

N

T

L

K

RPLV

IKSDSRSG

DSDSWS

63–65

O/HB/28/13

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

A

N

A

L

K

RPLV

IKDDSRSG

DSDNWS

63–65

O/BJ/142/13

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

A

N

T

L

K

RPLV

IKSDSRSG

DSDSWS

63–65

O/BJ/293/13

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

A

N

V

L

K

RPLV

IRSDSRSG

DSDSWS

63–65

O/HB/179/14

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

D

N

K

L

K

RPLV

IKNGSRSX

DSDDWS

63–65

O/HB/182/14

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

D

N

T

L

K

RPLV

IRNNSRSG

DSENWS

63–65

O/YN/438/14

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

A

N

V

L

K

b

IRNDSRSG

DSENWS

63–65

D/HK/Y280/97

RSSR↓GLF

A

T

A

N

T

L

R

RPLV

IKEDSRSG

DSDNWS

63–65

O/Eshkol/1436/03

RSKR↓GLF

A

T

S

H

E

L

K

RPLV

IKKDSRAG

DSDNLS

O/RSA/9508103/95

ASYR↓GLF

A

T

S

H

E

Q

E

RPLV

ISKDSRSG

DNNNWS

  1. aH3 numbering.
  2. b“—” denotes deletion.