RESEARCHERS USE 454 SEQUENCING SYSTEM FOR RAPID SEQUENCING OF AVIAN INFLUENZAS

摘要

A team of researchers at the Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Lbeffler-lnstitute Insel Riems, in Germany has developed a simple and rapid method for preparing Avian Influenza samples of infected individuals for sequencing with the Genome Sequencer FLX system. The highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) of subtype H5N1 has caused global concern as a potential pandemic threat, killing millions of poultry and fatally crossing over to humans in a number of documented cases.