TABLE 5.
Amino acid similarity among the GALV strains from this study for the Gag, Pol, and Env proteins
| Strain | Similarity (% identity)a |
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| Gag (avg, 93.3%) |
Pol (avg, 96.2%) |
Env (avg, 87.6%) |
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| SF-HOS | SEATO | Brain | Hall’s Island | WMV | SF-HOS | SEATO | Brain | Hall’s Island | WMV | SF-HOS | SEATO | Brain | Hall’s Island | WMV | |
| SF-HOS | 91.4 | 90.8 | 90.6 | 92.1 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 85.3 | 85 | 86.1 | 85.6 | |||
| SEATO | 91.4 | 96.4 | 96.6 | 92.5 | 95.7 | 96 | 95.5 | 96.5 | 85.3 | 92.8 | 94 | 83.1 | |||
| Brain | 90.8 | 96.4 | 97.7 | 92.7 | 95.5 | 96 | 99.2 | 96.4 | 85 | 92.8 | 97.8 | 82.8 | |||
| Hall’s Island | 90.6 | 96.6 | 97.7 | 92.4 | 94.9 | 95.5 | 99.2 | 96 | 86.1 | 94 | 97.8 | 83.7 | |||
| WMV | 92.1 | 92.5 | 92.7 | 92.4 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96 | 85.6 | 83.1 | 82.8 | 83.7 | |||
The similarities are reported as percent identities between amino acid sequences. The average amino acid similarity among strains for each of the protein is indicated in parentheses in the column heading. The average amino acid similarities among strains for each of the protein domains were as follows: (i) within Gag, p15 MA (89.14%), p12 (88.81), p30 CA (98.53), and p10 NC (85.6%); (ii) within Pol, Pro (97.31%), RT (96.44%), and IN (95.66%); and (iii) within Env, gp70 SU (84.83%) and p15e TM (94.8%). Abbreviations: MA, matrix; CA, capsid; NC, nucleocapsid; Pro, protease; RT, reverse transcriptase; IN, integrase; SU, surface unit; TM, transmembrane subunit.