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. 2010 Jun 30;48(9):3306–3315. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00667-10

TABLE 5.

Nucleotide identity within and between genotypes

Comparison % Nucleotide identity (mean ± SD)a
IRES P1 N terminus of VP1 VP1/2A
Strains within:
    Genotype I 97.6 ± 0.3 94.2 ± 0.4 94.0 ± 0.6 94.4 ± 1.0
    Genotype IIb 98.7 ± 0.2 96.2 ± 0.3 96.0 ± 0.5 96.6 ± 0.7
    Genotype III 97.2 ± 0.5 91.6 ± 0.5 90.8 ± 0.9 91.3 ± 1.5
    All genotypes together 95.4 ± 0.5 87.9 ± 0.5 88.6 ± 0.9 85.3 ± 1.6
Genotypes:
    I vs II 95.6 ± 0.7 85.9 ± 0.8 87.3 ± 1.3 82.6 ± 2.5
    II vs III 92.2 ± 1.0 80.9 ± 0.9 81.8 ± 1.4 75.5 ± 2.7
    I vs III 91.9 ± 0.7 81.2 ± 0.9 82.4 ± 1.4 74.9 ± 2.7
a

Computed with MEGA software for clinical and reference sequences.

b

For the comparison of strains within genotype II, the following numbers of sequences were used: 14 IRES, 14 P1, 16 VP1 N-terminal, and 16 VP1/2A sequences.