Table 2.
Genetic relatedness among Bunyamwera group viruses
| Segment | % Nucleotide identity | % Amino acid identity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Small (S) | 65.9–98.2 | 80.0 | 66.1–99.6 | 88.8 |
| Medium (M) | 55.4–76.4 | 65.4 | 50.1–85.8 | 65.7 |
| Large (L) | 72.3–81.4 | 74.7 | 80.7–91.8 | 84.0 |
| Concatenated* | 68.3–77.1 | 72.2 | 71.9–87.9 | 78.5 |
Percent nucleotide and amino acid identities obtained with Ngari virus were excluded on some occasions (see underlined values in Tables 3–6) because the virus is a reassortant.13,14
*
Complete S, M, and L genome sequences were concatenated as were amino acid sequences of the nucleocapsid protein, M segment–encoded polyprotein, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.