Table 3.
Homology, %* between the human H5 (HK/156/97) and avian H9 influenza viruses isolated in Hong Kong in 1997
| Viral gene | % homology
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qa/HK/G1/97 | Ck/HK/G9/97 | Ck/HK/G23/97 | Pg/HK/Y233/97 | Dk/HK/Y280/97 | Dk/HK/Y439/97 | |
| PB2 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 85 | 87 |
| PB1 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 90 |
| PA | 98 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| NP | 98 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 94 |
| M | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 92 |
| NS | 98 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 91 |
*
Homologies were calculated based on the nucleotide sequences of NP (45 to 1,499), M (6 to 989), NS (42 to 876), PB1 (25 to 2,242), PB2 (22 to 2,262), and PA (4 to 2,130).