TABLE 2.

Comparison of deduced amino acid sequences of the P proteins of attenuated and wild-type MVs

Amino acid	Ed wt Pa	EdmBil P	CAM-70 P	Ne P	II-1 P	Gam P
29	Ib				V
30	E			Q
44	G					R
46	E				D
49	T			A	A
51	R			K	K	T
54	K				E
56	G			S
65	L				F
79	R					C
83	P			S	S	S
95	I					T
97	P			S	S
98	R		G	G		G
99	N		D
105	T					A
109	C					R
110	Y	H	C
111	Y				H
121	K		E
130	M		V
138	D		G
146	N				D
165	I		V
173	I				T
195	R				K
206	L					P
207	G			R
215	P			L
217	D				N
218	P			L
219	G				S
220	R				M
225	E	G	G
228	I				V
246	L	S
259	P					S
266	G		A		D
280	A			V
285	W		R
306	Y	H
355	R					K
377	L			F		F
390	I				L
414	V					I
419	L		I
422	M			I
447	M				V
482	M				L
492	N					D
No. of changesb		4	11	13	20	14

^aSingle-letter amino acid code: bold letters denote nonconservative substitutions relative to the Edmonston wild-type (Ed wt) sequence.

^bRelative to Edmonston wild-type isolate.