TABLE 3.

Nucleotide sequence analysis of the HHV-7 gB gene

Sample	Nucleotide sequence at crucial codons of the gB genea					No. (%) showing sequenceb	RFLP pattern
	119	137	185	220	406
Prototype
IM	GTG	TCA	TTT	GGG	ATT	NA	I
7660	GTA	TCG	TTC	GGC	ATC	NA	II
gB allele
A	GTG	TCG	TTC	GGG	ATT	1 (2)	I
B	GTG	TCG	TTT	GGG	ATT	3 (6)	I
C	GTG	TCG	TTC	GGG	ATC	20 (41)	I
D	GTA	TCG	TTC	GGC	ATC	5 (10)	II
E	GTA	TCA	TTT	GGG	ATT	1 (2)	III
F	GTG	TCA	TTT	GGG	ATT	19 (39)	I

^aBased on the codon numbers of the published JI sequence (23); the codon sequences of sample 7660 are indicated in bold. 

^bNumber of samples out of the 49 tested exhibiting the indicated genetic profile. NA, not applicable.