Table 4. Amino acid variations unique to kudu and jackal RABV genomes when compared to all known lyssavirus sequences.
Gene | Host species | Position | Variable amino acid | Amino acid in other RABV (Table 3) | Charge change |
Glycoprotein | Kudu | 34 | Asparagine | Serine | none |
Glycoprotein | Kudu | 112 | Threonine | Alanine | non-polar to polar |
Glycoprotein | Kudu | 191 | Serine | Asparagine | none |
Polymerase | Kudu and Jackal | 1140 | Serine | Glycine | non-polar to polar |