US 7,572,620 B2
H3 equine influenza A virus
Christopher W. Olsen, Madison, Wis. (US); Gabriele A. Landolt, Madison, Wis. (US); and Alexander I. Karasin, Madison, Wis. (US)
Assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wis. (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/33,248.
Prior Publication US 2006/0153871 A1, Jul. 13, 2006
Int. Cl. C12N 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 435—235.1  [435/5; 424/206.1; 424/209.1] 33 Claims
 
1. An isolated H3 equine influenza virus comprising a gene segment with sequences for a HA having SEQ ID NO:1 or a HA having at least 98% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 which HA does not have a valine at position 78 or an asparagine at position 159.