TABLE 3.
Similarity of nucleotide sequences of HIV-2 env gene obtained from Korean isolates
| Subtype and subject | Similarity (%) to KRB7051 sequence
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|---|---|---|
| C2 to C5 | V3 | |
| Subtype A | ||
| SPa cluster | ||
| KRB8091 | 97.7 | 97.1 |
| KRC0047 | 97.0 | 96.1 |
| KRC0115 | 96.3 | 94.1 |
| KRC2044 | 96.8 | 96.1 |
| KRC2235 | 95.3 | 97.1 |
| Non-SP cluster | ||
| KRB4063 | 86.4 | 90.2 |
| KRB4075 | 86.9 | 90.2 |
| Subtype B, KRC2080 | 75.3 | 76.5 |
SP, southern part of Korea. City B and city D in Table 1 belong to SP.