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Table 3 Percentage similarity between the gene segments of Tunisian isolates with those of reference viruses

From: Genetic evolution of low pathogenecity H9N2 Avian influenza viruses in Tunisia: acquisition of new mutations

Identity (%)a

Tunisian isolates

Gene

AV/SA/06

CK/Em/R66/02

CK/Du/338/01

CK/Du/383/01

CK/Pak/UDL01/08

qu/HK/G1/97

qu/HK/Y280/97

Ck/HK/G9/97

 

HA

96.83

92.45

92.91

92.73

95.62

93.66

88.81

89.65

 

NA

92.00

97.00

97.26

97.01

94.00

95.00

93.53

92.53

A/CK/TUN/12/10

PB2

95.72

93.86

96.46

96.46

96.83

96.83

96.83

86.05

 

NP

98.2

97. 30

97.6

97.6

92

85.87

85.5

90.71

 

M

98.46

95.71

95.23

95.23

97.18

95.71

93

93.13

 

NS

97.77

96.53

96.16

96.61

94.00

90.72

96.83

90.6

 

HA

96.74

92.63

92.82

92.63

95.52

93.56

88.72

96.83

 

NA

92.00

97.26

97.26

97.26

94.00

95.27

93.78

96.83

A/MB/TUN/51/10

PB2

95.72

93.86

96.46

96.46

92.00

85.87

85.50

96.83

 

NP

97.90

97.70

97.90

97.90

94.91

97.30

 

96.83

 

M

98.46

95.71

95.22

95.23

97.18

96.83

93.00

96.83

  1. The highest similarities are in bold face
  2. Virus abbreviation are listed in Table. 2
  3. a calculated based on the nucleotide sequences of HA, NA, PB2, NP, M and NS genes.