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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Virol. 2008 Jul 5;153(8):1621–1629. doi: 10.1007/s00705-008-0155-1

Table 1.

Nucleotide percentage identity cut-off values defining genotypes for 11 rotavirus gene segments.

Gene product Percentage identity
cut-off values
Genotypes Name of genotypes
VP7 80% 19G Glycosylated
VP4 80% 27P Protease sensitive
VP6 85% 11I Inner capsid
VP1 83% 4R RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
VP2 84% 5C Core protein
VP3 81% 6M Methyltransferase
NSP1 79% 14A Interferon Antagonist
NSP2 85% 5N NTPase
NSP3 85% 7T Translation enhancer
NSP4 85% 11E Enterotoxin
NSP5 91% 6H pHosphoprotein