TABLE 1.
Properties of the ERV-DC14 provirus in different cat populationsa
| Cat species | Sample size (no. of cats) | No. of cats whose provirus had the following characteristics: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERV-DC14 (+) | ERV-DC14 env gene |
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| 6735A/148K and 7110T/273S | 6735G/148E and 7110C/273P | |||
| F. s. silvestris | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| European F. s. catus | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Japanese F. s. catus | 247 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
a
(+), ERV-DC14 genotyping positive; 6735 and 7710, nucleotide positions of ERV-DC14; 148 and 273, amino acid positions of Env; A, G, T, and C are nucleotides, and K, E, S, and P are the corresponding amino acids.