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Isolates of the H3N2 subtype recovered during an outbreak have been analyzed at the genomic and protein level. No reassortant genomes were detected. By T1-oligonucleotide fingerprinting of RNA segments coding for hemagglutinin (HA), nucleoprotein (NP), and neuraminidase (NA) two genotypes were found.
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López-Galindez, C., Ortín, J., Domingo, E. et al. Heterogeneity among influenza H3N2 isolates recovered during an outbreak. Archives of Virology 85, 139–144 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01317013
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