Table 3. Number of amino acid differences in the HA gene segment between clades A–H of A/H1N1 influenza virus sampled from the 2006–2007 US season.
A | B | C | D | E | NC99 | ‘01 | ‘02/03 | ‘05 | F | G | H | SI06 | |
A | - | 2 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1136 | 1536 | 131223 | 12123 |
B | 2 | - | 43 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1136 | 1536 | 111223 | 12123 |
C | 23 | 43 | - | 534 | 53 | 535 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 96 | 156 | 13122 | 1212 |
D | 34 | 34 | 534 | - | 44 | 445 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 12346 | 15346 | 1412234 | 131234 |
E | 3 | 3 | 53 | 44 | - | 45 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1236 | 1636 | 141223 | 13123 |
NC99 | 35 | 35 | 535 | 445 | 45 | - | 15 | 15 | 45 | 10356 | 14356 | 1212235 | 111235 |
‘01 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 15 | - | 0 | 3 | 936 | 1336 | 111223 | 10123 |
‘02/03 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 0 | - | 3 | 936 | 1336 | 111223 | 10123 |
‘05 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 44 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 3 | - | 1236 | 1636 | 141223 | 13123 |
F | 1136 | 1136 | 96 | 12346 | 1236 | 10356 | 936 | 936 | 1236 | - | 96 | 81226 | 7126 |
G | 1536 | 1536 | 156 | 15346 | 1636 | 14356 | 1336 | 1336 | 1636 | 96 | - | 101226 | 7126 |
H | 131223 | 111223 | 131223 | 1412234 | 141223 | 1212235 | 111223 | 111223 | 141223 | 81226 | 101226 | - | 32 |
SI06 | 12123 | 12123 | 12123 | 131234 | 13123 | 111235 | 10123 | 10123 | 13123 | 7126 | 7126 | 32 | - |
As a comparison, isolates used as the A/H1N1 component of the influenza vaccine in 2006–2007 (A/New Caledonia/20/1999(H1N1) (NC99)) and 2007–2008 (A/Solomon Islands/3/2006(H1N1) (SI06)) are included, as well as representative isolates from the 2001 (‘01), 2002–2003 (‘02/03) and 2005 (‘05) seasons. Amino acid differences between clades in set 1 (clades A, B, C, D, E, NC99, ‘01, ‘02/03, and ‘05) and clades in set 2 (clades F, G, H, and SI06) are in bold. Amino acid changes in antigenic sites are denoted by superscripts as follows: 1–Cb antigenic site; 2–potential glycosylation site; 3–Ca2 antigenic site; 4–Sa antigenic site; 5–Ca1 antigenic site; 6–Sb antigenic site. For a complete list of amino acid changes at specific sites, see Table S1.