Table 5.
Comparison Between Replication Error Rate and Synonymous Substitution Rate.
| Virus Species | Replication Error Rate (/site/replication) | Synonymous Substitution Rate (/site/year) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive stranded ss RNA viruses | ||||
| Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus | 3.7 × 10−5 | 6.2 × 10−2 | ||
| Foot-and-mouth disease virus | 3.7 × 10−5 | 8.3 × 10−3 | ||
| Human poliovirus | (2.3–3.05) × 10−5 | 2.6 × 10−2 | ||
| Negative stranded ss RNA viruses | ||||
| Measles virus | (6.0–14) × 10−5 | 2.1 × 10−3 | ||
| Influenza A virus | (17.5–23.5) × 10−5 | 6.8 × 10−3 | ||
| Vesicular stomatitis virus | 10.0 × 10−5 | 7.2 × 10−5 | ||
| Reverse Transcribing viruses | ||||
| Human immunodeficiency virus 1 | 3.4 × 10−5 | 2.4 × 10−3 | ||
| Human T cell lymphotropic virus 1 | 0.7 × 10−5 | 5.2 × 10−6 | ||