TABLE 5.
Sequence identity of a 348-nt region of ORF2 among serotype 3 (deduced from genotype) central Australian astrovirus strains and prototype serotype 3 astrovirus
| Strain | % Sequence identity in (yr of isolation)a:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype | 1982 (CAV3A) | 1990 (CAV3B) | 1991 and 1992 (CAV3C) | 1994 (CAV3D) | 1997
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1998
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| CAV3E | CAV3F | CAV3G | CAV3H | ||||||
| Prototype | 95.1 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.3 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 96.8 | 96.3 | |
| CAV3A | 99.1 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 94.0 | 94.3 | 94.0 | 93.1 | 92.5 | |
| CAV3B | 100 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 96.6 | 96.0 | |
| CAV3C | 100 | 99.1 | 100 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 96.3 | 95.7 | |
| CAV3D | 100 | 99.1 | 100 | 100 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 98.3 | 97.7 | |
| CAV3E | 100 | 99.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.7 | 96.3 | 95.7 | |
| CAV3F | 100 | 99.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96.0 | 95.4 | |
| CAV3G | 100 | 99.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98.9 | |
| CAV3H | 99.1 | 98.3 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 | |
a
Numbers at the top right indicate results of a pairwise comparison of the 348-nt regions, and numbers at the bottom left indicate results of pairwise comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of the regions.