Table 2.
Recombination activity of HCV-derived sequences tested in the homomolecular systems
| BMV mutant | Genomic RNA | Infectivitya | Number of analyzed lesions | Number of recombinants | Recombination frequencyb (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat0-BMV | wtRNA1 wtRNA2 Mat0-RNA3 | 20 (±2) | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| MatH-HVR-BMV | wtRNA1 wtRNA2 MatH-HVR-RNA3 | 16 (±2) | 25 | 14 | 55 |
| MatNH-HVR-BMV | wtRNA1 wtRNA2 MatNH-HVR-RNA3 | 16 (±2) | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| MatH-X-BMV | wtRNA1 wtRNA2 MatH-RNA3 | 4 (±1) | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| MatNH-X-BMV | wtRNA1 wtRNA2 MatNH-RNA3 | 6 (±2) | 25 | 23 | 90 |
aInfectivity was defined as the average number of lesions per leaf.
bRecombination frequency was defined as the ratio between the number of lesions that developed recombinants and the total number of analyzed lesions.