Table 1 Isolates sharing the highest nucleotide identity (%) with each segment of two representative influenza viruses found in GISAID database.

From: Highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus subtype clade 2.3.4.4 indigenous in South Korea

Virus

Gene segment

Virus with the highest nucleotide identity

Identity

A/WD/Eumseong/22/2019 (H5N6)

PB2

A/EM/Korea/W544/2016 (H5N6)

100

 

PB1

A/EM/Korea/W544/2016 (H5N6)

99.91

 

PA

A/DK/Korea/ES2/2016 (H5N6)

100

 

HA

A/DK/Korea/ES2/2016 (H5N6)

99.94

 

NP

A/EM/Korea/W544/2016 (H5N6)

100

 

NA

A/WS/Korea/Gangjin49_2/2016 (H5N6)

99.78

 

M

A/EM/Korea/W544/2016 (H5N6)

100

 

NS

A/EM/Korea/W544/2016 (H5N6)

100

A/WD/Chungju/01/2018 (H5N6)

PB2

A/JC/Hyogo/2803E024C/2018 (H5N6)

99.60

 

PB1

A/JC/Hyogo/2803E027T/2018 (A/H5N6)

99.61

 

PA

A/MS/Shimane/3211A001/2017 (H5N6)

99.76

 

HA

A/MS/Shimane/3211A001/2017 (H5N6)

99.82

 

NP

A/TD/Shimane/3211TY001/2017 (H5N6)

99.79

 

NA

A/JC/Hyogo/2803E023C/2018 (A/H5N6)

99.71

 

M

A/JC/Hyogo/2803E024C/2018 (A/H5N6)

99.79

 

NS

A/MS/Shimane/3211A002/2017 (H5N6)

99.88

  1. WD: wild duck; EM: environment; DK: duck; WS: whooper swan; JC: jungle crow; MS: mute swan; TD: tufted duck.