Table 1.
Strain characteristics for Powassan and deer tick virus sequences used for phylogenetic analysis
| Strain | Location origin | Year isolated | Source | GenBank accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12542 | West Virginia, United States | 1977 | Vulpes spp. | AF310949 |
| 1427-62 | Ontario, Canada | 1962 | Unknown | AF310942 |
| 1968 | Canada | 1968 | Unknown | EU303217 |
| 64-7062 | New York, United States | 1964 | Ixodes sp. | AF310945 |
| 791A-52 | Colorado, United States | 1952 | Ixodes sp. | AF310950 |
| DT-NY-07 | New York, United States | 2007 | Human brain | EU338403 |
| IPS5001 | Massachusetts, United States | 1995 | Unknown | AF310947 |
| LB | Ontario, Canada | 1958 | Human brain | L06436 |
| LI-1 | New York, United States | 2013 | Ixodes scapularis | KJ746872 |
| M11665 | Ontario, Canada | 1960s | Ixodes sp. | AF310937 |
| M1409 | Ontario, Canada | 1960s | Unspecified tick species | AF310940 |
| MB16-12 | Manitoba, Canada | 2016 | I. scapularis | Unpublished |
| NFS001 | Massachusetts, United States | 1996 | I. scapularis | HM440559 |
| R59266 | Ontario, Canada | 1997 | Human brain | AF310948 |
| RTS82 | Northeastern United States | 2016 | I. scapularis | MG647780 |
| Spooner | Wisconsin, United States | Unknown | Ixodes dammini | AF135459 |
| T18-23-81 | Ontario, Canada | 1981 | Ixodes cookei | AF310943 |
| wicf9901 | Wisconsin, United States | 1999 | I. dammini | HM440558 |