Table 2.

Identity matrix showing amino acid percentage identity, for all 4 viral proteins, between LUJV and representative OW and NW arenaviruses

	Arenavirus Protein
	RDRP	Z	NP	GPC
OW Arenviruses
WENV	45	43	60	44
IPPYV	46	42	57	42
GAIV	45	44	59	42
MWV	43	43	57	42
LASV	43	49	59	42
MOBV	44	46	59	43
LUAV	44	47	60	43
MOPV	45	51	57	43
MORV	45	44	57	43
LNKV	43	44	61	44
LCMV	43	46	60	44
NW Arenavruses
TCRV	36	29	48	39
JUNV	37	30	48	40

Abbreviations: GAIV, Gairo virus; JUNV, Junín virus; LASV, Lassa fever virus; LCMV, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; LNKV, Lusaka New‐Kasama virus; LUAV, Lusaka‐Namwala virus; MOBV, Mobala virus; MOPV, Mopeia virus; MORV, Morogoro virus; MWV, Merino walk virus; NW, New World; OW, Old World; TCRV, Tacaribe virus; WENV, Wenzhou virus.