Table 2.
Comparison of the present Saudi sequences with the three most similar sequences in BLAST over the sequenced region of the F gene.
| Nt position in the F gene according to GB# M24693 | GenBank accession # | 286 | 289 | 292 | 298 | 347 | 375 | 418 | 430 | 439 | 458 | 463 | 481 | 484 | 490 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genotype VII | |||||||||||||||
| NDV-SA/Chicken/NH17 | MK608022 | G | G | - | C | - | A | C | T | G | - | A | T | A | T |
| NDV/Chicken/2/SA/16 | MG022112 | A | A | - | T | - | A | C | T | G | - | A | C | A | C |
| NDV-SA-1SACK00184/00 | AY135754 | A | A | - | T | - | G | T | G | G | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| NDV-China/Chicken/HN-6-07-Ch | GQ245790 | A | G | - | T | - | A | T | G | A | - | G | C | G | T |
| Genotype II | |||||||||||||||
| NDV-SA/Chicken/NH24* | MK608023 | G | - | G | - | G | - | - | - | - | G | - | T | - | - |
| NDV-SA/Chicken/NH3** | MK660776 | G | - | G | - | A | - | - | - | - | C | - | T | - | - |
| NDV-SA/Chicken/NC3 | MK608020 | G | - | G | - | A | - | - | - | - | G | - | T | - | - |
| NDV-B1 | AF309418 | C | - | T | - | A | - | - | - | - | G | - | A | - | - |
| NDV-LaSota | AF077761 | C | - | T | - | A | - | - | - | - | G | - | A | - | - |
| NDV-HA-3-07-Ch/07 | GQ245765 | C | - | T | - | A | - | - | - | - | G | - | T | - | - |
-=identical nucleotide; ?=sequence not available.
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Sequences NDV-SA/Chicken/NH10, NDV-SA/Chicken/NH12, NDV-SA/Chicken/NH22, NDV-SA/Chicken/NH25, and NDV-SA/Chicken/NC60 showed complete identities with the NDV-SA/Chicken/NH24 sequence.
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Sequences NDV-SA/Chicken/NC19 and NDV-SA/Chicken/NC37 showed complete identities with the NDV-SA/Chicken/NH3 sequence. NDV=Newcastle disease virus