Assignment VI
Part III Relationship determination
Neuraminidase sequences from various countries were downloaded from Genbank database (NCBI website) here by;
>gi|46578135|gb|AY555151.2| Influenza A virus (A/Thailand/1(KAN-1)/2004(H5N1)) neuraminidase gene, partial cds
>gi|46360356|gb|AY577315.1| Influenza A virus (A/Thailand/3(SP-83)/2004(H5N1)) neuraminidase gene, complete cds
>gi|46360358|gb|AY577316.1| Influenza A virus (A/Thailand/4(SP-528)/2004(H5N1)) neuraminidase gene, complete cds
>gi|2865377|gb|AF028708.1|AF028708 Influenza A virus (A/HongKong/156/97(H5N1)) neuraminidase mRNA, complete cds
>gi|46318028|gb|AY574191.1| Influenza A virus (A/chicken/Vietnam/HD2/2004(H5N1)) neuraminidase gene, partial cds
>gi|50952821|gb|AY623431.1| Influenza A virus (A/chicken/Yichang/lung-1/04(H5N1)) neuraminidase gene, partial cds
Bioedit was employed for sequence alignment (clustalW parameter).
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Bioedit was employed for Phylogenic tree construction (DNA Maximum Likelihood program with molecular clock parameter).
The result from tree construction
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| The other forms were reported which possesses the format as the report from phylip package. Key; gi4657813 = Isolated from human in Thailand (Kanchanaburi) gi4636035 = Isolated from human in Thailand (Supanburi) gi4636032 = Isolated from human in Thailand (Supanburi) gi2865377 = Isolated from human in Hongkong gi4631802 = Isolated from chicken in Vietnam gi5095282 = Isolated from chicken in Yichang
Unroot tree
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Cladogram result

Phylogram result

Conclusion
| From phylogenic tree construction, the evolution and origin of Thailand viruses(gi4657813, gi4636035 and gi4636032), neuraminidase of human H5N1 isolates from Thailand were closely related to the strains which isolates from Veitnam (gi4631802). Avian Influenza Virus that caused the widespread outbreak in 2003-2004 may have become adapted from the original 1997 virus in Hongkong (gi2865377) |