Contribution of the amino acid mutations in the HA gene to antigenic variation and immune escape of H9N2 avian influenza virus
Rui Zhua,b*, Shunshun Xua,b, Wangyangji Suna,b, Quan Lia,b, Shifeng Wangc, Huoying Shia,b,d †, Xiufan Liua,b
aCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; bJiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China;cDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0880, USA; dThe International Joint Research Laboratory of Agricultural and Agri-product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
* Present Address:Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
Corresponding Author: Huoying Shi, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, People’s Republic of China;