TABLE 3.
RT-PCR or PCR template | No. of clones with result/total no. of clones |
Frequency of point mutationd | |||
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Without nucleotide change | Without amino acid change | With deletion mutation | With point mutation(s)c | ||
Total RNA at 72 hpia | 14/23 | 16/23 | 2/23 | 7/23 (5/23) | 8/16,422 |
Inoculated RNA transcripta | 14/22 | 17/22 | 0/22 | 8/22 (5/22) | 11/15,708 |
Template cDNA used for transcriptionb | 10/24 | 14/24 | 0/24 | 14/24 (10/24) | 24/17,136 |
RT-PCR product of total RNA at 72 hpi or inoculated RNA transcript.
PCR product of template DNA used for transcription.
Numbers of clones with nucleotide substitution(s) or single-nucleotide insertion(s) are shown. Numbers in parentheses show clones with amino acid changes.
Number of total point mutations/total number of sequenced nucleotides.