TABLE 1.

Partial S-gene sequences utilized in the alignment carried out to distinguish different HBV genotypes

Genotype	Sequence (GenBank accession no.)
A	X75666, X75669, X65258, M54898, J02205, X51970, and M74498
B	X75660, D23677, D23678, D00329, D00330, D00331, M54923, S74815, and S74867
C	X75667, X75665, X75792, X75656, X01587, D23680, D23682, D23681, D16665, S62754, S75184, S81945, S81946, and U19777
D	X75668, X75662, M32138, X77309, X65259, X59795, X68292, X77308, J02202, V01460, X02496, and X77310
E	X75657, X75664, and L24071
F	X75658, X75661, and X69798
G	AF369533 and AF160501
H	U91819, U91827, and AY090460