Table 2.
The S genes’ nucleotide and deduced amino acid identities of five strains from our study (JY5C, JY6C, JY7C, YJ3F, and YJ7C) with the other PEDV reference strains.
| The other strains | Nucleotide identities | Deduced amino acid identities |
|---|---|---|
| CH8 (one Chinese PEDV strain) | 98.40% | 98.0%-98.1% |
| CV777 vaccine strain | 93.8%–93.9% | 93.6%–93.7% |
| Previous domestic strains (DX, LZC, LJB-03, JS-2004-2, and CHS) | 93.3%–95.7% | 92.6%–95.7% |
| Japanese strains (MK, NK, and KH) | 93.2%–94.6% | 93.1%–94.2% |
| European strain (Br1-87) | 93.7%–93.8% | 93.4%–93.6% |
| South Korean strains (KNU-0801, KNU-0802, KNU-0901, KNU-0902, KNU-0903, KNU-0904, and KNU-0905) | 94.7%–97.1% | 94.1%–96.8% |