Fig. 4From: First molecular detection and characterization of Marek’s disease virus in red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis): a case reportAmino acid sequence alignment of Meq (from crane). a, The full-length Meq gene (1020 bp) was amplified from the spleen genome. b, The amino acid (aa) sequences of Meq (339 aa) from cranes were aligned with 9 previously published MDV isolates (including CVI988, 814, GX0101, LMS, GA, RB-1B, Md11 and 648a). c, Substituted amino acids are listed, while deleted amino acids are denoted by strips in the alignmentBack to article page