TABLE 1.

HRV serotype pairs with a VP1 deduced amino acid identity of ≥90%^a

HRV serotype pairs	% aa identity		HRV serotype pairs	% aa identity
HRV-A species
8 and 95	98.6
21 and Hanks	97.2
25 and 62	95.4
29 and 44	95.0
54 and 98	94.4
36 and 89	94.1
61 and 96	92.7
64 and 94	92.7
59 and 63	92.3
15 and 74	92.0
10 and 100	92.0
1A and 1B	92.0
23 and 30	91.9
2 and 49	91.9
20 and 68	91.9
9 and 32	91.0
34 and 50	90.9
7 and 88	90.3
40 and 85	90.2
HRV-B species
70 and 91	93.6
17 and 70	92.2
5 and 42	91.7
27 and 93	91.6
6 and 37	90.3
17 and 91	90.2
14 and 72	90.0

^aThe percent deduced amino acid (aa) sequence identity values were calculated by using the CLUSTAL W alignment algorithm and the sequence distance option from MegAlign.