Complete genomic sequences of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses obtained directly from human autopsy specimens

Kantima SangsiriwutMongkol UiprasertkulSunchai PayungpornPrasert AuewarakulKumnuan UngchusakWasan ChantratitaPilaipan PuthavathanadChulalongkorn UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol UniversityThailand Ministry of Public HealthMahidol UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University2019-08-232019-08-232018-12-06Microbiology Resource Announcements. Vol.7, No.22 (2018)2576098X2-s2.0-85059896348https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/44960Copyright © 2018 Sangsiriwut et al. The complete genomic sequences of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses were directly obtained from lung, trachea, and colon tissues and an intestinal fecal sample of a patient by using the next-generation sequencing technique. This is the first report on complete H5N1 viral genomes from human autopsy specimens.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and MicrobiologyComplete genomic sequences of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses obtained directly from human autopsy specimensArticleSCOPUS10.1128/MRA.01498-18