TABLE 2.
Nucleotide sequence comparisons between the PTLV prototype subtype strains and STLV-3/CTO-604
| Comparison | % Similarity
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| General | Gag | Pol | Env | Tax | |
| STLV-3/CTO-604 vs STLV-3/ PH-969 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 92 |
| STLV-3/CTO-604 vs STLV-2 PP1664 | 62 | 69 | 63 | 66 | 73 |
| STLV-3/CTO-604 vs HTLV-2 MO | 62 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 70 |
| STLV-3/CTO-604 vs HTLV-1 ATK | 60 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 74 |
| HTLV-1 ATK vs HTLV-2 MO | 62 | 69 | 64 | 66 | 71 |
| HTLV-2A MO vs HTLV-2D EFE2 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| HTLV-1A ATK vs HTLV-1C MEL5 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 |
| STLV-2 PP1664 vs STLV-2 PanP | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 91 |